Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner (ME/C) System Program Discussion Forum Session #1

Facilitated by the Forensics TTA Team, this Discussion Forum Session, Utilizing the Loan Repayment Option of the Forensics Pathology Fellowships Purpose Area, features guest speakers from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (CT OCME), a Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner (ME/C) System Program grantee. During this Discussion Forum Session, BJA highlights ME/C Program requirements, available funding, and dispersal procedures. The CT OCME shares their insights on the loan forgiveness option and how it benefited their agency and fellowship program. Dr. Cori Clark, current Associate Medical Examiner and former grant-funded Fellow of the CT OCME, shares their perspective on how the loan repayment option and the ME/C Program benefited them during their fellowship. This Discussion Forum Session also features a question-and-answer segment, open discussion, and poll questions to garner ME/C Program grantee needs and challenges that Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) could positively support.