0022 - Medical Professional Legal Consultant
Course Description
This six week course is approved for 45 Category 1 continuing medical education (CME) hours by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA).
This course will provide a comprehensive analysis of the principles and practices of medical professional legal consulting (MPLC), with an emphasis on law and expert witness testimony. While most of the main subject matter will pertain to legal nursing standards, professionals in other health care disciplines (pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistants, etc.) may gain increased skills and knowledge of the medical legal system to enhance their roles as service providers and functions as expert witnesses.
Course Goals Include
- Increase knowledge of legal terminology, medical malpractice, and the evolving legal system.
- Demonstrate the knowledge of professional skills necessary to enhance one’s medical legal consulting role.
- Identify new arenas for expanding one’s interests and skills for professional mobility and growth.
- Consider and contrast working as a full-time, part-time, or freelance medical profession legal consultant.
Non-credit training programs are designed by a team of professionals from each respective field, providing you with effective face-to-face and web-based learning programs. Instructors/course mentors are actively involved in your learning experience, responding to any questions or concerns, as well as encouraging and motivating you to succeed. The training programs offered through Workforce Development are not part of academic degree programs.