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May 20, 2024
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LEGAL 224 - Medical Paralegal Law
5.0 Credits
Course covers substantive law and procedural practices related to medical-legal issues and its application to multiple venues, including law firms, hospitals, insurance companies, consulting firms, governmental agencies, and health care systems. Emphasis on medical record review, case analysis, standards of care, assessment of damages, report writing, and ethics. Prerequisite
LEGAL 200 or instructor permission. Corequisite
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the substantive law relating to medical-legal issues in various areas of law.
- Summarize what is meant by ”standard of care” and its impact on legal issues.
- Perform various aspects of investigation, discovery, and trial preparation, including locating pertinent standards and policies and obtaining medical records.
- Conduct factual and legal research in medical-legal matters and effectively communicate the results of such research.
- Perform research relating to medical conditions using scholarly resources and databases.
- Analyze and summarize medical documents and records for use in legal matters.
- Communicate the results of medical research and factual evidence by drafting reports, including timelines, chronologies, and briefs.
- Evaluate potential issues that affect damages assessment, including causation.
- Identify and locate other supportive litigation associates to assist with case development, such as legal nurse consultants, life care planners, and expert witnesses.
- Apply the ethical rules and standards of practice to the role of a medical paralegal and develop a framework for resolving ethical dilemmas.
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