Colleges for a Forensic Pathologist

Emory University

• Open to candidates who complete medical school and a clinical or anatomic pathology residency program, Emory University's 12-month Forensic Pathology fellowship offers hands on training at the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Center. Training in toxicology, autopsies and scene investigation alternating with time spent in Georgia's forensic science crime lab provide students with a well rounded forensic pathology experience.

  Emory University
  201 Dowman Drive
  Atlanta, Georgia 30322
  404 778-1372
  pathology.emory.edu/4thclerksf.html

University of California-Davis

• University of California-Davis utilizes the Sacramento County Coroner's office as its primary facility for forensic pathology students. Focusing on neuropathology, necropsies and courtroom testimony skills, students also gain experience in hair and fiber analysis and firearm examination.

  University of California -- Davis
  1333 Research Park Drive
  Davis, CA 95618
  (503) 754-4013
  forensicscience.ucdavis.edu/

Indiana University -- Purdue University Indianapolis

• In partnership with the Marion County Coroner's office, Indiana University and Purdue University jointly collaborate to offer forensic pathology fellowship and residency programs. Students perform approximately 250 autopsies and consult with forensic odontologists and anthropologists during the program. Students are expected to conduct research or write a paper to present at an annual national forensic science meeting. Indiana University's forensic pathology program is accredited by the American Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

  Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
  Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  Director of Forensic Pathology Program
  521 West McCarty Street
  Indianapolis, IN 46225
  (317)327-5840
  pathology.iupui.edu

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

• Open to medical school graduates, the University of North Carolina program provide students experience with cases of natural and traumatic deaths and 250 autopsies with the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Students also review investigations and autopsies in this program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
  250 East Franklin Street
  Chapel Hill, NC 27599
  (919) 515-9021
  ncforensics.org/

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

• Located in San Antonio, this forensic pathology fellowship lasts one year and offers students a comprehensive education in death investigations including 300-350 autopsy opportunities, courtroom testimony, exposure to physical evidence techniques and toxicology. Students also attend forensic conferences.

  University of Texas
  Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office
  7337 Louis Pasteur Drive
  San Antonio, TX 78229
  (210) 335-4053
  pathology.uthscsa.edu/residency/fellowship-fore.shtml