MEDICAL EXAMINERBy Marissa Gloege

OVERVEIW Medical Examiner is often confused for Coroner in the U.S

He or she must have an M.D. and be licensed as a pathologist

May need a degree in law, making them helpful during witness testimony

In many states, there has been a move for replacing the job of a coroner with the medical examiner.

Coroners are government appointed people who may not have a medical degree

A medical examiner is a licensed physician who is appointed by the governor to investigate violent, suspicious or unnatural deaths

WHAT IS A PATHOLOGIST?

Pathologist

Studies disease through examination of tissue, organs, body fluids and cells.

In cases of violence where death has not been reached, a medical examiner can step in and examine Rape examinations, blood analysis, analysis of DNA

evidence, and documenting injusries

EDUCATION

Need an MD May need a degree in Law License in Pathology

11 years of college for a job that doesn’t necessarily pay well