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Medical Examiner

Medical Examiner. By 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

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Medical Examiner

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  1. Medical Examiner By Marissa Gloege

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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 

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