Medical Examiner MEX)

Medical Examiner (MEX)

A Medical Examiner (MEX) is a professional who investigates deaths that occur under suspicious, violent, sudden, or unexplained circumstances. Their primary role is to determine the cause and manner of death through a comprehensive examination of the deceased individual and relevant evidence.

The Medical Examiner (MEX) elearning programme is an engaging online learning course supporting medical examiners, medical examiner officers and those involved in death certification.

The interactive content provides medical examiners with the skills and knowledge required to conduct independent medical scrutiny of cause of death, to provide advice on the process of referral to the coroner and, where invited, to provide medical advice to coroners themselves.

The Medical Examiner programme is primarily aimed at medical examiners and medical examiner officers, while some modules are suitable for coroners, registrars and funeral directors. It’s worth noting that the specific roles and responsibilities of medical examiners can vary across different jurisdictions, as legal and administrative systems differ from one place to another.

Features

• Develop the skills and knowledge required to conduct independent medical scrutiny of cause of death.
• Suitable for medical examiners, medical examiner officers and coroners.
• Developed in partnership with UK’s top clinical specialists.

Course Content

The Medical Examiners elearning programme contains of 87 elearning sessions covering an extensive range of topics related to the medical examiner role and system.

Once successfully completed, a certificate of completion can be downloaded to records a user’s activity to date.

Certificate

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