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K I R K K E R K O R I A N S C H O O L O F M E D I C I N E A T U N LV
FORENSIC PATHOLOGY
FELLOWSHIP
BY NICK BARNE T TE
orensic pathologists, by trade, are problem solvers. They
are tasked with determining the cause and manner of
sudden, unexpected, and/or unattended deaths, drawing
from their medical school education, residency training
in pathology, and oftentimes, fellowship training. While a
forensic pathologist typically uses their diagnostic knowhow to answer medical questions, last year, Clark County Coroner
Melanie Rouse turned her penchant for analytics towards a oeld-wide
issue: the forensic pathologist shortage in the U.S.
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With the goal of attracting and training more forensic pathologists
to Southern Nevada, Rouse reached out to Kate Martin, MD, Kirk
Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Associate Dean for Graduate
Medical Education. Rouse asked about the possibility of partnering to
create a forensic pathology fellowship, the orst of its kind in Nevada.
With
