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NAS Report
Currently, little research is being conducted in the areas of death investigation & forensic pathology in the United States. Congress should appropriate resources...to support research NIH with NIFSshouldallocate funding for collaborative research by ME offices & medical universities.
Incentives: Best resident paper awards: NAME, AAFS Shortage of qualified investigators
NIJ
Research & Development on Forensic Crime Scene & Medicolegal Death Investigations Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, & Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines Social Science Research in Forensic Science
SAMHSA
DAWN
Limited funds to MEs for drug abuse mortality surveillance
Funded Projects
NIH- Active 2010
Studies that use medical examiner cases/data or tissues - non-forensic pathologist PIs
Procurement & characterization brain tissue Postmortem human brain collection core CNS mechanisms of cocaine related death Hangovers & traffic injuries
Summary of Problem
Few medical schools with forensic pathologists (No jobs) Handful of medical schools prioritize research by forensic pathologists (No support) Rare fellowship programs provide research training (No training) Scant federal funds available (No resources) Anemic forensic pathology literature (No results)
How do we strengthen the connection between academic health centers and the medicolegal death investigative community?
What incentives would lead academic health centers with faculty forensic pathologists to prioritize research?
Can we facilitate forensic pathology research outside of academic medicine? If so, how?
How can we strengthen research training for forensic pathology fellows? How can we keep them in the research pipeline?
How can federal agencies create research awards that build research capacity?