Medical Issues: Can Medical Students Examine Non-Maḥrams for Essential Training Purposes?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Medical Issues: Can Medical Students Examine Non-Maḥrams for Essential Training Purposes?

English:

Question #1299:

By virtue of their study, medical students, male and female, are required, as part of their training, to examine non-maḥram people which involves touching and looking. Since this training is part of the curriculum and is essential for future treatment of the patients and equips the students with the know-how to make life-saving decisions and otherwise, it may result in prolonging the disease period or even death of the patient, is it permissible to embark on such a practice?

Answer #1299:

There is no problem in it if it is considered as one of the necessary things to gain knowledge and experience in the field of treating patients and saving lives.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Medical Issues