Full-time medicolegal death investigators work 24/7 to investigate reported deaths and attend scenes. The OCME is a centralized, state-wide medical examiner system with an autopsy volume of approximately 2,900 per year which includes approximately 150 homicides, 400 suicides, and 2,100 accidents.

The Connecticut OCME is a National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) accredited, free-standing, modern facility that is located in historic Farmington Connecticut. The State of Connecticut OCME is located on the UConn Health Campus. Our program has two fellowship spots that are filled annually (currently accepting applicants for July 2024). The fellowship is open to applicants who will have completed a 3 or 4 year Anatomic or Anatomic/Clinical Pathology Residency prior to matriculation. Our fellowship is an ACGME-accredited, one year immersion in Forensic Pathology at the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Medical Examiner in conjunction with the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. This could be your degree program Forensic science applies to several major careers, including criminalistics, medical examination, pathology/biology.

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