Medical examiner
Education/Training/Certification:
To become a Medical Examiner you need to earn a Doctors degree in Medicine. It's important that you attend a good school and complete a medical training program in anatomic or forensic pathology. Often you need a undergraduate degree, Medical Degree, followed by certification to become an examiner. Responsibilities/ Daily Activities: Medical examiners are trained physicians in forensic pathology. They perform autopsies and examine organs, and tissue to determine the cause of death in in different crimes. They use resources such as medical records, and circumstantial evidence to help find an answer to how the person died. Medical examiners often testify in court and are considered witnesses in multiple criminal cases. They usually testify about the cause of death and provide the court with other important forensic information. Salary: The average salary for a Medical Examiner ranges anywhere from $30,006 and $250,152 a year. Pros/Cons: -It would be exciting to working in a lab everyday -I would love to be the one who figures out the cause of death -There would always be a new body to examine -I would hate cutting the body open -I don't like the idea of cutting and taking apart someones body -The guts would gross me out a lot Interest in the Job: On a scale of 1 to 10 my interest in doing this job would be an 4. It would be cool to be the one that figures out the cause of the death, but I would absolutely hate cutting open a human body and taking apart. Sources: https://careervillage.org/questions/9117/how-many-years-of-school-are-required-to-become-a-medical-examiner?gclid=Cj0KEQjwkeiwBRCzmo-wiKL49pEBEiQAhvGKYdlZmfRrSscb182-C2gyKrELborrFgGU5TGtc5TxuIgaAqo68P8HAQ http://work.chron.com/top-5-schools-medical-examiner-training-24376.html http://learn.org/articles/What_Does_a_Medical_Examiner_Do.html |