REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A MEDICAL EXAMINERA Medical Examiner is a physician, who is trained in pathology and investigates deaths that occur under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to perform post-mortem examinations, and in some jurisdictions initiate inquests.
A Medical Examiner's duties vary by location but typically include:
• Investigating human organs like the stomach, liver, brain
• Determining cause of death
• Examining the condition of the body
• Studying tissue, organs, cells, and bodily fluids
• Issuing death certificates
• Maintaining death records
• Responding to deaths in mass disasters
• Working closely with law enforcement
• Identifying unknown dead
• Performing other functions depending on local law
Requirements To Become A Medical Examiner:
• Obtain a High School Diploma
• Finish an undergraduate degree, preferably in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
• Apply and finish a Medical Doctorate Degree
• Apply and graduate from an accredited program in Pathology (Clinical and Anatomic Pathology)
• Apply and graduate from an accredited program in Forensic Pathology
• Get board-certified by the American Board of Pathology (ABPath)
• Apply as a Medical Examiner at DMEC, and start on a journey of cutting up bodies and being a complete badass!
In the United States, a medical examiner is a medical doctor. As previously mentioned, they are pathologists. Now, this doesn't exactly mean you HAVE TO be specialized in Pathology, but it is preferred as you would realistically be trained in the aspects of investigations. If you would like to have a character who was a Neurosurgeon for example, but RP that had been involved in a terrible car accident and cannot operate on live tissue anymore, so they join DMEC as a Medical Examiner, of course, you can. The main thing is that your education just like your character's background makes sense.
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Finally, if you are new to Medical Roleplay, or a veteran... either or, you should not be stressed over not knowing the terminology. We provide you with a variety of different types of guides you can read and learn from, and you also are not completely left alone when you first join and clock in the first time. You are working under supervision, with a team of players passionate about this type of roleplay.
• Medical Education in the United States