International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners

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International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners
International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners
AbbreviationIAC&ME
Formation1939
TypeProfessional society
Region served
United States
ServicesAccreditation for coroner and medical examiner offices
MembershipCoroners, Medical Examiners
Formerly called
National Association of Coroners (until 1969)

The International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners (IAC&ME) is a United States-based professional society composed primarily of coroners, with a smaller number of members who are medical examiners. [1]

Founded in 1939 as the National Association of Coroners, in 1969 the society changed its name to the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners. [2] [3]

The IAC&ME offers accreditation to coroner and medical examiner offices which meet a set of association-defined requirements. [4] The IAC&ME accreditation requirements are essentially identical to those of the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME), however, unlike NAME the IACME does not require accredited agencies to have on-site autopsy facilities. [4] Once granted, accreditation is valid for five years. [5] As of 2017, 25 coroner and medical examiner offices held accreditations from the IAC&ME. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Hanzlick, Randy (2016). Death Investigation: Systems and Procedures. CRC Press. p. 138. ISBN   978-1420044768. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  2. ↑ Hirschhorn, Bernard (1997). Democracy Reformed: Richard Spencer Childs and His Fight for Better Government. Greenwood. p. 160. ISBN   0313301441.
  3. ↑ "International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners (IAC and ME)". Open Yearbook. Union of International Associations. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Accreditation of Medicolegal Death Investigation Offices" (PDF). U.S. Department of Justice. National Commission on Forensic Science. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ Bucholtz, Ann (2014). Death Investigation: An Introduction to Forensic Pathology for the Nonscientist. Routledge. p. 13. ISBN   978-1317522942.
  6. ↑ "Accreditation". theiacme.org. International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
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