Forensic Fellowship

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine offers an ACGME-accredited one-year fellowship in forensic pathology in an office with three board certified forensic pathologists working in the Eastern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, part of the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

The catchment area of approximately 25 counties provides a wide range of experience. In 2022, the office performed 641 medical examiner autopsies, and 425 external examinations.

The fellowship provides extensive training in the forensic determination of cause and manner of death, death investigation, courtroom testimony, as well as familiarization with ancillary disciplines.

Through East Carolina University and ECU Health Medical Center, the department has on-site expertise for consultation in forensic neuropathology, physical anthropology, dentistry, surgical pathology, and clinical consultation, as well as associated allied disciplines. Criminalistics familiarization is provided through the local police department, and there is local training in firearms.

For more information about the program, kindly visit https://pathology.ecu.edu/fore...

Prerequisites:

Applicants must possess an M.D. or D.O. degree and must have completed the pathology residency requirements. Full licensure to practice medicine in North Carolina is required.

How To Apply:

For additional Information/Application, kindly contact:

Program Director

Rand Falls D.O.
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Mailstop 642
Brody School of Medicine
Greenville, NC 27834
252-744-5049
[email protected]

Fellowship Program Coordinator

Nikkara Boyd
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Mailstop: 642
Brody School of Medicine
Greenville, NC 27834
252-744-1229
[email protected]