The doctor as expert witness.
expert_opinion · Level V
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Abstract
The courts are entitled to expect both medical competence and expertise in conveying medical knowledge. Doctors should be familiar with their obligations as competent expert medical witnesses. There is a pressing need for medical schools to train doctors in the skills required of an expert medical witness.