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Medical examiners, for the most part, are appointed to their positions and must be licensed physicians.

Filed under: Deathcare Careers on January 29th, 2010 | No Comments »

Dissection of a corpse during an autopsy follows the external examination when the corpse still contains tissues and organs that can be examined. The steps that a medical examiner may take in the internal examination include the following:

Filed under: Causes of Death, Death & Dying, Death Investigation on July 25th, 2009 | No Comments »

Have you wondered what a coroner does and how that job might differ from a medical examiner? The office of the coroner, or “crowner,” dates back to medieval times when the crowner was responsible for making sure that death duties were paid to the King.

Filed under: Death & Dying, Death Practices, Deathcare Careers on July 15th, 2009 | 1 Comment »