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Strengthening the Medical Examiner - Coroner System Program

Forensic Sciences

Discover funding opportunities and awards, program details, recent news and resource releases, trainings and toolkits, and videos related to forensic sciences.

Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program

This program helps address the extreme shortage of board-certified forensic pathologists in the United States and provides medical examiner and coroner offices with the resources to become accredited and maintain that accreditation.