Project Grant 15PBJA24GG01914SLFO

THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE (MCMEO) WILL UTILIZE FUNDING TO TRAIN ONE FORENSIC PATHOLOGY FELLOW TO HELP ADDRESS THE INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTS. THE MCMEO IS ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS (NAME), AND ITS FORENSIC LABORATORY IS FULLY ACCREDITED THROUGH THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY. THE OFFICE HAS A COMPLEX MIX OF CASES THAT CREATES A COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE ENTERING THE FORENSIC FIELD, AND THE OFFICE HAS PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN AFFILIATED HOSPITALS AND THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. THESE PARTNERSHIPS EXPOSE THE FELLOW TO ALL ASPECTS OF DEATH INVESTIGATION AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. EACH YEAR, THE OFFICE INVESTIGATES APPROXIMATELY 9,500 CASES AND ASSUMES JURISDICTION IN APPROXIMATELY 3,400 CASES. THE OFFICE SERVES AS A REGIONAL RESOURCE IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN, GENERATING AN ADDITIONAL 400 TO 500 AUTOPSIES FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS. THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME OF THIS GRANT APPLICATION IS TO SUCCESSFULLY PRODUCE A PROFESSIONAL, BOARD-ELIGIBLE FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST CAPABLE OF PROVIDING COMPETENT, INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTS.