Colorado Law Hosts Mock Medical Malpractice Trial
<p><a href="http://www.colorado.edu/law/media/CU_Mock_Trial.mp3" target="_self"><b>Listen to the NPR Morning Edition story</b></a>.</p><p>Colorado Law and the <a href="http://www.uchsc.edu/som" target="_blank" title="CU Denver School of Medicine">CU-Denver </a><a href="http://www.uchsc.edu/som" target="_blank" title="CU Denver School of Medicine">School of Medicine</a> collaborated on creating one of the first of its kind in the country and possibly unprecedented medical malpractice course to help medical students practice in a litigious society. </p><p><a href="/profiles/profile.jsp?id=121" target="_self" title="Dayna Matthew">Associate Dean Dayna Matthew</a>, CU-Denver <a href="http://www.cu.edu/ouc/bio/litigation.html" target="_blank" title="Patrick O'Rourke">Counsel Patrick O’Rourke</a>, and School of Medicine professor of ethics <a href="http://www.coloradobioethics.org/faculty_jackie_glover.html" target="_blank" title="Jacki Glover">Jackie Glover</a> created the medical school’s malpractice course to cover all facets of a court case including depositions to the actual trial. Medical students learn about legal proceedings in case they will need to interact with the legal system whether it is for a malpractice suit or if they are called upon as an expert witness. They are also taught how to avoid medical malpractice. </p><p>At yesterday’s mock medical malpractice trial, held at the Wolf Law Building, all CU fourth-year medical students served as jurors in the trial. After watching the proceedings from depositions to closing arguments, the students were called on to render a verdict.</p>