Continuing Education

Continuing Education Every Medical Examiner is required to complete a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education as certified by the State Medical Examiner, during each successive twelve (12) month period following election or appointment. Acceptable continuing education activities include, but are not restricted to the following: 1. District Meetings – Two (2) hours credit will be allowed for attendance at each District Meeting of the Mississippi Coroner/Medical Examiner Association, up to a maximum of twelve (12) hours credit per twelve (12) month period. 2. Autopsies – Two (2) hours will be allowed for attendance at an autopsy, up to a maximum of six (6) hours per each twelve (12) month period. The Coroner/Medical Examiner should actually be present at the entire autopsy, and the continuing education documentation form should be co-signed by the attending Pathologist. 3. Department of Public Safety – Continuing education credit will be allowed for attendance at schools, seminars or other activities conducted by various agencies of the Department of Public Safety, insofar as such activities pertain to medicolegal investigations. Examples would be seminars conducted by the Mississippi Crime Laboratory, the State Medical Examiner’s Office, or the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officer’s Training Academy. The hours allowed will be designated by the specific agency involved for the specific training program which is being offered. 4. Other – Continuing education credits will be allowed for virtually any training course, seminar or other similar activity insofar as that activity pertains directly to medicolegal death investigation. This includes courses of seminars offered by schools or colleges, law enforcement agencies and others, as well as training courses offered outside the State of Mississippi. Prior approval before credit should be obtained by contacting the State Medical Examiner’s Office. 5. Documentation – Documentation of all continuing education activities will be by means of forms provided for the purpose of the State Medical Examiner’s Office. A separate signed form should be submitted for each particular continuing education program or activity for which a Medical Examiner is seeking credit. If the activity is a group activity, all individuals attending the activity may submit their signatures on one form. Upon successful certification with respect to training and continuing education requirements, every Coroner/Medical Examiner will receive, during every successive twelve (12) month period within their term of office, a wallet size card issued by the State Medical Examiner, and attesting to completion of the requirements.