The King County Medical Examiner's Office (KCMEO) received a $150,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560). The grant will fund a second position in KCMEO's Forensic Pathology Fellowship Training Program in Seattle, Washington from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026. Since 1980, the KCMEO fellowship program has trained over 32 forensic pathologists who...
The $150,000 Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance supports the expansion of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner's (DMEC) accredited forensic pathology fellowship program. This funding will allow DMEC, one of the largest medical examiner's offices in the United States, to train an additional forensic pathology fellow in the 2024-2025 academic year. DMEC's fellowship program, which has trained over 60...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program (CFDA 16.037) provides $145,054 to the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMED) to develop a high-quality forensic pathology fellowship program. The fellowship will train additional forensic pathologists and increase student exposure to the field, with the goal of growing the pipeline of professionals...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560) to the County of Broward, Florida to train two full-time forensic pathology fellows. This funding aims to help address the critical nationwide shortage of board-certified forensic pathologists by providing a comprehensive educational experience at the Broward County Office of Medical Examiner & Trauma Services...
The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner will use $163,227 in funding from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program to train one additional forensic pathology fellow in 2022-23. The fellowship program, which trains forensic pathologists to perform autopsies and determine cause and manner of death, will provide the fellow...
The District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (DC OCME) was awarded a $295,054 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program (CFDA 16.037). This grant will fund the training of two full-time forensic pathologist fellows through the DC OCME's ACGME-accredited Forensic Pathology Fellowship Program. The fellows will receive comprehensive training in performing autopsies, forensic...
The Milwaukee County Forensic Pathology Fellowship received a $100,000 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner - Coroner System program (CFDA 16.037) for the period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The grant aims to help address the shortage of board-certified forensic pathologists by funding a forensic pathology fellowship at the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office. The...
This Project Grant award of $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) provides funding to the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) to support two forensic pathology fellowship positions. The overall purpose is to help increase and replenish the number of board-certified forensic pathologists in the state. The OCME program will closely monitor the progress of the forensic pathology fellows, teach best practices, and ensure they attain...
The Broward County Office of Medical Examiner Trauma Services (BCOMETS) was awarded a $295,054 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program (CFDA 16.037). The funding will be used to train two full-time forensic pathology fellows over a 3-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. This will help address the critical shortage of forensic pathologists and support BCOMETS' efforts to...
This $295,054 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program (CFDA 16.037) will support two forensic pathologist fellowship positions at the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (COCME). The grant funding will enable COCME to recruit, train, and prepare qualified fellows to become board-certified forensic pathologists. The program will provide comprehensive training...