MARIA VICTORIA GUERRERO TATIANA MARCELA RODRIGUEZ CAMILA TORRES VELEZ

 CONTEXT  INTRODUCTION  METHODS  RESULTS  DISCUSSION  CONCLUSIONS  QUESTIONS

 EUA: individuals complete Forensic Pathology Training  Since 1959 Forensic Pathology Training was offered.

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Recruit physicians into the specialty area of forensic pathology, and retain them.

 The National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) is the national professional organization of physician medical examiners, medical death investigators and death investigation system administrators.  NAME was founded in  Has a Forensic Pathology Training Comittee.

 2-Page Survey made by the two principals authors.  Contact: all NAME members ◦ 648 FP have ◦ 552 FP responded the

1. Demographics 2. Education level 3. Factors that influenced the decision 4. Role of FP in teaching autopsy pathology 5. Opinion as to best time to recruit interest in FP 6. Faculty reaction to expression of interest in FP 7. Exposure to FP 8. Miscellaneous Comments

Demographics 4. In what year did you first start practicing forensic pathology? 6. In which year did you finish your anatomic pathology residency 8. Are you board certified in forensic pathology? 11. Did you ever practice forensic pathology full time? 12. What percent of your work time is now spent practicing forensic pathology?

Education level 1. When did your interest in FP as a posible career choice first emerge? Factors that influenced the decision 2. Rank the following in order of importance (0,1,2,3,4,5) in your deciding to pursue a career in FP? Role of FP in teaching autopsy pathology 7. When you did your general anatomic pathology training, were there any forensic pathologists among those who taught you autopsy pathology?

Opinion as to best time to recruit interest in FP 5. Which educational level do you think is the most appropriate one to target when trying to encourage people to go into FP? Faculty reaction to expression of interest in FP 10. When you informed your non-FO faculty mentors such as pathology attendings, training director, or Chairman of your interested in pursuing FP, what type of response did you experience?

Exposure to FP 3. Did you have any required exposure to FP in medical school? 9. When you did your general anatomic pathology training, were you required to spent a specified amount of time specifically dedicated to FP? Miscellaneous Comments From multiple questions

 EDUCATION LEVEL

 FACTORS THAT INFLUENCED SELECTION FP FACTORTOTAL POINTSMEANSOME INFLUENCE Exposure during pathology training Influence of a professor or mentor Doing cases as part of work duties FP rotation in Medical School FP lectures in medical school Moonlighting in FP as a resident

 ROLE OF FP IN TEACHING AUTOPSY PATHOLOGY

 OPINION AS TO BEST TIME TO RECRUIT INTEREST IN FP

 MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS 1. Disinterest anatomic pathology faculty. 2. Lack of esteem of FP 3. Substandard pay and work condition 4. Lack of encouragement to pursue FP as a career 5. FP is on the fringe of medicine 6. FP requires more pathologists

FP IN EUA Low exposure in medical students to FP Low pay and inferior working conditions Short time in FP rotation during the career Lack of rotation in FP during the residency

General Public Pathology Residents Medical Students Practicing Professionals IN THE FUTURE: TARGET AUDIENCE

 High School and college students.  Video or DVD explaining the profession for use in science classes or career days could have a positive impact.

 2 hours single FP lecture in medical school.  Focusing on death certification principles would bring concepts of death to the medical students attention  Raise awareness of the need for national FP

 Pathology residents do 1 month or longer rotation an accredited FP training program  Incorporate death certification and additional forensic questions into its anatomic pathology examination.  Residents could be encourage to publish forensic related case report and descriptive studies.

 Alternative training pathways were suggested ◦ Internal medicine plus 1 year of anatomic pathology and 1 year of forensic pathology.  To pay better salaries

 FP requires passionate commitment. The committee should not have to talk people into it.  The need to let people know the career exist and that it is a viable career.  There should not need to encourage people. Shows like CSI have them pouring in.

 Pay is extremely low and the standard of work is often low.  Improve remmuneration and better working conditions are required  More emphasis on medical students with more academic approach and orientation

“This is the place where death rejoices to teach those who live" "Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae"

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