Resources related to the study of, practice of, and issues faced in forensic pathology.
The National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) is the national professional organization of physician medical examiners, medicolegal death investigators, and death investigation system administrators who perform the official duties of the medicolegal investigation of deaths of public interest in the United States.
The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) is a multidisciplinary professional organization that provides leadership to advance science and its application to the legal system.
Created by medical examiner Dr. Marianne Hamel and forensic photographer Nikki Johnson, Death Under Glass seeks both to educate viewers about the role of histology in the practice of forensic pathology and to allow visitors to appreciate microscopic images for their brilliant colors and captivating cellular morphology.
Dead Men Do Tell Tales is a podcast produced by two pathology residents on track to becoming forensic pathologists, Drs. Jordan Taylor (JET) and Nicole Croom (Nic). Forensic pathology is a medical subspecialty that focuses on determining the cause, manner, and mechanism of death. Forensic pathologists help organize and work closely with death investigators to piece together a person’s final moments. Each episode, JET and Nic engage in an in-depth conversation about a forensics-related topic with the aims of: (1) de-mythifying the field of forensic pathology for the general public and (2) increasing interest in the pursuit of forensic medicine as a career.
Detroit’s Daily Docket is a podcast from the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office in a partnership with the University of Michigan. This podcast was created to educate the lay public and the armchair detectives about forensic pathology, explaining forensic pathology topics in plain language and dispelling myths about the medicine and science of forensics.
Drunk vs Drowsy vs Distracted Driving
Approximately 1/3rd of traffic fatalities involve alcohol and ~32 people in the United States die daily in drunk-driving-related crashes. Over 11,000 people in the United States died from drunk-driving crashes in 2020.
Commonly underestimated, drowsy driving leads to hundreds of deaths per year in the United States and is involved in tens of thousands of crashes annually.
Distracted driving (anything that diverts attention from driving) claimed the lives of over 3,000 people in the United States in 2020.
Grief Guide
Created by The Mesothelioma Center, this guide provides advice on experiencing grief, tips on supporting others who are grieving or are in a caregiver position, how to discuss death with children, and provides grief support resources. While focused on the mesothelioma community, this Grief Guide is applicable to all. As a note, like other diseases, early recognition of symptoms is key to improving survival.
