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Medical Examiner Requirements
In order to become a medical examiner, individuals need to earn a Doctor of
Medicine (MD) degree. Before applying to medical school, students must first
earn an undergraduate degree and complete pre-med prerequisites in chemistry,
biology, organic chemistry, physics and mathematics. Since medical examiners
often run forensics exams on corpses, taking forensic pathology elective courses
as an undergraduate could prove useful, especially since not all MD programs
offer extensive coursework in this field.
Most MD programs are set up so that students spend the first two years in classroom lectures and the remaining two years in clinical rotations working with patients. Coursework in these programs include human health and disease, anatomy, immunology, pathology, medical technologies and healthcare law. During clinical rotations, medical students spend time training in different departments, such as pediatrics, surgery, neurology and ambulatory medicine.
Most MD programs are set up so that students spend the first two years in classroom lectures and the remaining two years in clinical rotations working with patients. Coursework in these programs include human health and disease, anatomy, immunology, pathology, medical technologies and healthcare law. During clinical rotations, medical students spend time training in different departments, such as pediatrics, surgery, neurology and ambulatory medicine.