What is the ruling on a doctor examining a woman?

Question : The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a student in a medical college to examine women for the necessity of education, or to observe a doctor’s examination of a woman, since the doctors teach us this way in this college? He notes that leaving this out would greatly affect the student’s competence as a doctor in the future, and that it exposes him to harm in the exams. He asks for a ruling, may Allah bless you.

Answer : This issue is not an individual matter that I can issue a ruling on, but rather a general one. I see that one should write about this to the Department of Research and Ifta in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia so that they may look at the matter from all its angles and do what they see as obligatory in this field.