Daughter wants to go into Forensic Pathology ...

I cant tell you anything about how to to do it, but it sure sounds interesting

Forensic Pathologists are indeed a desired and rewarding field and of course they are MD's with about 14 plus years in education to earn there degrees. Forensic pathology is extremely hard to obtain as it takes so long.
Forensic nursing as described in the real world as we see it is basically in a nut shell rape/sexual assault exams. The few and I mean the very very few selected to work in a ME/Coroner's office are not RN's and they certainly would not make the $$ a RN would make.
I have been in forensic investigations with one of the largest regional forensic facility's for over 20 years and with CSI and Forensic File tv shows, the interest is certainly having a lot of people call us all the time for work

I will be hosting a seminar in the near future and will post information as it becomes available on Forensic Investigations including a lecture from one of our local Forensic RN's. I plan to have topics from basic death investigation to DNA, toxicology, crime scene processing and many others.
All that may be interested, please email me and let me know so we can start organizing this. CEU's will be available and I am looking at a 3-day course in New Orleans for next year.
Hope all is well...look for me on the chat room
caj
Mark

Hi. I'm new to this board but I tend to agree that there are not many jobs for nurses at this time in the field of forensics. I looked for a long time and hold a job now because of who I know. If your daughter really has a passion to spend 15 plus years to become a forensic pathologist, why not? (besides the cost of school...)
For Mark: if there is any more information you have on the seminar please let me know. I'm finding there are many people with questions about education and not many with answers. I work as a death investigator and would be interested in what you have to say as someone who is expirenced in the field.

To eask:


Eager to learn more about forensic nursing. I work in corrections right now and am thinking of trying for a certification in forensics.

Just some other information. I understand that the online forensic programs are full of promises but no job placement figures to back them up. St. Louis University School of Medicine has a program that's approved for continuing ed credits by the ABMDI. It's expensive but I understand it's the best for entry level forensics.

My stepson has been attending John Jay school of Forensics in NYC. Four year program, very heavy on the sciences. It's not an md or nursing program, but it shouldn't be hard to find work afterwards.