Talk:Medical examiner

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This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. Further details are available on the course page. Peer reviewers: Kelli Broessel.

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Yes, this is a stub

This page is a stub. It previously simply redirected to coroner. While the two have some similarities, they are not the same thing, and do not belong in the same article. In particular, ""coroner"" is an office with origins very specifically in the English law enforcement system, with a variety of political and legal consequences. In many jurisdictions, that history simply doesn't exist, and the office doesn't even have the "coroner" title, or another office ("medical examiner") was specifically originated after the abolishment of the coroner's office, in order to show separation from that political and legal history. Many medical examiners take considerable pains to distinguish between themselves and coroners, in jurisdictions (e.g. Chicago, Illinois, United States) where the coroner was especially noted for corruption.--CarpenterSF (talk) 15:13, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

What a M.E. Does

A M.E. objectifies bodies and obseves them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.207.222.130 (talk) 20:44, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Huh? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.9.230.26 (talk) 00:33, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

This article could be improved by offering more concrete details. I know it mentions the discrepancy between some areas qualifications in the United States but it may be beneficial to be more out right with what these areas are and maybe why they have adopted different qualifications. It may also be beneficial to add what role government plays in the screening of these individuals, if they are hired by private hospitals or if they are publicly employed for things like the criminal justice system. I think that this is an interesting field that clearly has a big factor with popular culture since many shows seem to include medical examiners in their forensic process. Another interesting thing to add to the page may be the portrayal of medical examiners in popular culture throughout generations. Has it changed? are they given much of a personality? Are they always portrayed as a little off because of their interest in working with the dead. All of these things may be interesting to add to supplement the supporting facts of the article. Kelli Broessel (talk) 00:32, 2 February 2016 (UTC)Kelli Broessel 7:31PM, 1 February, 2016