Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1996 Jun;17(2):112-6. doi: 10.1097/00000433-199606000-00006.

Medicolegal death investigator preemployment test development.

The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology

J M Jentzen, S C Clark, M F Ernst

PMID: 8727285 DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199606000-00006

Abstract

The medicolegal death investigator (MDI) represents an essential component in the multidisciplinary investigation of sudden and unexpected deaths. Presently there exists no specific program for the job training evaluation procedure for new (MDI) employees. We discuss the development of a medicolegal death investigator preemployment training tool, which consists of a training and evaluation program containing a list of tasks and task steps. After the investigator demonstrates the ability to perform individual tasks independently, the trainee will be objectively evaluated by the completion of a written test specifically designed to cover the task items. The preemployment test has been developed by those professionals best able to determine the job requirements, the death investigators. The specific outcomes of the process also include further definition of the profession, preemployment testing, policy and procedure development, posttraining evaluation, identification of training needs, curriculum design and further professional development, and identification of the profession of death investigator.

MeSH terms

• Aptitude Tests / standards
• Employment / standards
• Forensic Medicine / standards
• Humans
• Personnel Selection / methods

Publication Types

• Journal Article

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