Forensic examiners & SANE/SAMFE programs
Strangulation assessment, examination documentation, findings and their limits, and preparing for cross-examination. Lecture series, workshops, and case-based instruction for new and experienced examiners.
Forensic Medical Education
Training & teaching
I teach the examiners who document the evidence and the attorneys who question it. The same literature, the same limits, taught to both sides of the courtroom, because accurate testimony starts long before trial. And I teach laypersons and prepared citizens the emergency skills that matter before help arrives.
Teaching is part of the practice, not a sideline
I have taught medical students, residents, and physician assistants since 2011, and I have led the Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiner annual training series at Womack Army Medical Center since 2019, training the examiners who perform these exams. I helped draft the Defense Health Agency Forensic Healthcare Procedure Manual (2020), and I have delivered more than thirty professional lectures on strangulation, sexual assault examination, intimate partner violence, child abuse, and related topics.
I also teach the legal side: expert-witness utilization for trial counsel, including "Expert Witness Utilization" at the Intermediate Trial Advocacy Course (2026) and "Legal Aspects of Medical Care: The Expert Witness" (2024). Teaching examiners to document accurately and teaching attorneys to question experts effectively are the same project, seen from opposite ends: both make the record, and the courtroom, more accurate.
The third audience is the public. I am a Stop the Bleed Instructor through the American College of Surgeons, and I teach emergency preparedness and emergency medical skills to laypersons and prepared citizens: bleeding control, trauma response before help arrives, and household readiness, drawing on prior practice as a paramedic and registered nurse. At the Active Self Protection (ASP) Conference in 2025 and 2026 I have taught three courses — Stop the Bleed Parts I and II, and a strangulation and grooming awareness class. Free community courses run through Sandhills Readiness.
Audiences
Who the training is for.
Attorneys & trial teams
What the medical evidence in sexual assault, strangulation, IPV, and child abuse cases does and does not support, and how to work with, and against, medical experts. For prosecution and defense counsel alike.
Multidisciplinary teams & advocacy centers
Medical aspects of these cases for investigators, advocates, child protection professionals, and the rest of the MDT: what the exam can tell you, what it cannot, and how the pieces fit together.
Clinicians & students
Medical student, resident, and physician assistant education in forensic and adolescent medicine topics, from the recognition of abuse to the documentation that will one day be read in court.
Laypersons & prepared citizens
Emergency preparedness and emergency medical training for the people on scene before help arrives: Stop the Bleed (taught by an American College of Surgeons–certified instructor), layperson trauma response, strangulation and grooming awareness, and household readiness. For conferences, community organizations, and — free — through Sandhills Readiness.
Formats
How the training is delivered.
In-person lectures & workshops
Keynotes, grand rounds, workshops, and recurring training series, on site with your program, agency, or conference. Half-day to multi-day formats.
Live webinars & remote lectures
The same instruction delivered live online for distributed teams and programs that cannot bring everyone into one room. Q&A included; recordings by arrangement.
Custom training cases & curricula
Fully simulated, classroom-ready forensic training cases: realistic scenario, completed examination documentation, diagram-annotated answer key, and instructor guide. Built to your program's forms and objectives.
Self-paced online courses
Structured online courses and a professional learning community are in development. If you want to be notified when they open, send me a note and I'll keep you posted.
Free community trauma-response and preparedness classes live at Sandhills Readiness; preparedness courses for conferences and organizations are booked through the practice.
“An examiner who documents accurately and an attorney who asks the right question are working on the same problem. I teach both.”
Why the training and the testimony are one practice
Common questions
Training FAQ
Who do you train?
Forensic examiners and SANE/SAMFE programs, attorneys and trial teams, multidisciplinary teams and advocacy centers, clinicians in training, and laypersons and prepared citizens seeking emergency preparedness and emergency medical skills.
What formats do you offer?
In-person lectures, workshops, and recurring training series; live webinars and remote lectures; and custom simulation-based training cases with instructor materials. Self-paced online courses are in development.
Do your trainings carry CME or CLE credit?
Credit is arranged through the host organization's accrediting process; many hosts obtain CME, CEU, or CLE credit for these sessions. Raise it early and I will support the application with objectives, disclosures, and materials.
What does a training cost?
Fees depend on format, length, audience, and travel. Contact me with the scope and I will provide a quote. Some community education is provided at no cost through Sandhills Readiness.
Do you teach community or family preparedness?
Yes. I am a Stop the Bleed Instructor through the American College of Surgeons and have taught bleeding control, layperson trauma response, and strangulation and grooming awareness at the Active Self Protection (ASP) Conference in 2025 and 2026. Free community courses are offered through Sandhills Readiness; conference and organization bookings run through the practice.
Contact
Book a training.
Tell me the audience, the topic, and the format you have in mind. I'll tell you whether it's something I teach well. If it isn't, I'll say so.
info@firstdoknowharm.comor call (812) 236-7027