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What are the Requirements to Become a Coroner? What Is a Career as a Coroner Like? Coroners are officials, appointed or elected, who are called upon to make inquiries into deaths when there is reason to think the death was due to unnatural circumstances including accident, homicide, or suicide. Duties include leading the investigations, hiring physicians or forensic pathologists to perform autopsies, communicating with surviving family, and issuing death certificates. Requirements to Become a Coroner Some of the roles and requirements to become a coroner vary from county to county, or from state to state. In some jurisdictions there is no distinction between the qualifications of a coroner and a medical examiner, and in others, the two jobs are quite distinct. A coroner may be a physician, but in many localities, the coroner is not even required to be trained in medicine. As a result there aren't any formal coroner training programs. Most coroners have a background in criminal justice or forensic pathology. Some get started with a bachelor's degree in biology, forensic science, criminology, or anatomy. But most coroners succeed by first becoming a forensic pathologist. This requires:
The following colleges offer programs that can help you become qualified for a Coroner career:
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