This training was presented as a part of the National Center on Forensics Conference at George Mason University on August 9th, 2023. In this session, the Montana Forensic Science Division’s Coroner Liaison Kayla Wallace and Former Chief Medical Examiner Rob Kurtzman discuss the implementation of a Coroner Liaison Position as a supportive role in death investigation systems. There is a focus on exploring the benefits of having a position of this nature and updates to how a Coroner Liaison Position operates in rural areas such as the state of Montana.
This training was presented as a part of the National Center on Forensics conference at George Mason University on August 8th, 2023. In this session, Board Certified Pathologist and Medical Director Marissa Saint Martin discusses the challenges that pathologists often face in regard to mental health, specifically burnout. This training defines and discusses burnout while also highlighting specific strategies to overcome these stressful feelings and increase mental health and resiliency.
This training was presented as a part of the National Center on Forensics conference at George Mason University on August 8th, 2023. In this session, Physical Scientist for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Dr. Jennifer Love, Director of the Office of Investigative and Forensic Scientists at the National Institute of Justice Lucas Zarwell, and Special Assistant to the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Thurston Bryant discuss the role both NIJ and BJA serve in the forensic science field, including funding opportunities, available grants, and specific medical examiner and pathologist programs. It is important for those in the medical examiner field to know what is available to them education wise and this presentation highlights a variety of learning opportunities the Department of Justice can offer.
This training was presented as a part of the National Center on Forensics Conference at George Mason University on August 9th, 2023. In this session, Clinical Coordinator for the Quinnipiac University’s Pathologists’ Assistant Program Jesse McCoy and Program Director at Wayne State University Pathologists’ Assistant Program VéraLúcia Mendes-Kramer discuss the implementation of Pathologists’ Assistants to help compensate for the shortage of Medical Examiners/Coroners. This session is useful for Medical Examiner/Coroner offices because it includes discussion of the scope of practice of Pathologists’ Assistants, the history of the role and, the current models for the position.