Mississippi Medical Examiner-Coroner Improvement Grant

The Mississippi State Medical Examiner (MSME) has been adversely affected by the shortage of staff due to insufficient staffing levels predating the COVID pandemic and the consistent increase in homicidal and infant deaths. The MSME will utilize funding to hire a part-time Quality Assurance Project Coordinator who will assist both MSME locations in developing and implementing the robust quality assurance programs necessary for its IACME accreditation application. Accreditation will position the MSME to recruit permanent and locum physicians, demonstrate its capabilities as a forensic pathology fellowship partner, improve the level of service to historically underserved communities, and support the accreditation efforts of Mississippi’s County Medical Examiner Investigators.