​​Two Openings for 2024 - 2025


Program:

The Broward County Office of Medical Examiner & Trauma Services (OMETS) offers two one-year fellowships in forensic pathology. The training program fulfills the eligibility requirements for the American Board of Pathology’s certifications in Forensic Pathology.

Broward County is located at the center of the Southeast Florida “Gulf Coast” between Palm Beach and Miami-Dade Counties. Broward County includes 31 municipalities with a population of over 1.9 million people. In 2021, over 5,000 cases were referred to the medical examiner’s office. Jurisdiction was accepted in over 2,700 cases, and performed over 1,500 medicolegal autopsies and over 1,000 external examinations, which range from natural to traumatic causes of death. The medical examiner’s office also approved over 8,000 cremations. The fellows will be expected to perform between 200 and 250 autopsies, will be responsible for the final report, death certification, and to seek assistance as needed. The fellow will be mentored by experienced board-certified pathologists who have practiced in various offices across the country. The fellows will have the opportunity to consult with specialists in areas such as neuropathology, forensic odontology, cardiac pathology, and a board-certified forensic anthropologist. The fellows will have the opportunity to have weekly didactic sessions with the in-house forensic toxicology laboratory, attend and participate in trauma conferences, and attend and participate in child death review meetings. There will be opportunities to communicate with families, law enforcement, attorneys, health professionals and other interested parties; participate in community emergency preparedness and various death review processes; provide testimony and expert opinions and participate in resident and medical student education. During the training period, the fellows will develop skills in forensic photography, chain of custody and evidence collection, interpretation of postmortem laboratory testing, and identification of remains. The fellows are encouraged to conduct a research project and present a paper or poster at a national forensic meeting.

Broward County Office of Medical Examiner & Trauma Services is one of 24 medical examiner districts in the State of Florida (as mandated by Florida Statute Chapter 406 and Florida Administrative Code 11G) and is accredited by the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME). The office employs approximately 50 personnel which includes 9 forensic pathologists, medico-legal death investigators, autopsy technicians, forensic toxicologists, administrators, and trauma services. The Broward County Office of Medical Examiner & Trauma Services was the first office in Florida to have an in-house LODOX® radiology system with a whole body, which is utilized on every case.


Requirements:

Applicants must have graduated from an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy and be Board certified or eligible in AP or AP/CP by the start of the fellowship term. They must obtain an unrestricted medical license or a medical doctor in-training license in the State of Florida. A valid driver’s license is also required.​

Stipends:

The fellows will be employees of Broward County. The salary for this position ranges $125,000.00-$200,000.00. Benefits include: educational expense fund for one national forensic conference and one local forensic conference, vacation, office space, use of a laptop computer, and microscope. Additionally, health, dental, life insurance and Florida Retirement System options with Special Risk Plan.​

Added Bonus: No state income tax and no snow, ice or blizzards!​​

How to Apply:

We will be entering the Forensic Pathology Fellowship Match, starting with academic years 2024-2025.


Submit the following required documents to:

Office of the Medical Examiner & Trauma Services

ATTN: Erin Ely, MD, Director of Medical Education

5301 SW 31st Ave. Ft Lauderdale, FL 33312


  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Personal Statement
  • National Board of Medical Examiners Certified Scores (USMLE Step I, II, III and/or COMLEX I, II, III)
  • Medical School Transcript
  • Three Letters of Recommendation, one of which should come from your program director
  • ECFMG certification, if applicable
  • Standardized pathology fellowship application​

Applications will be accepted beginning August 1, 2022 until February 1, 2023 with interviews to begin tentatively in January 2023.

For additional information or questions, please contact Erin Ely, MD, at 954-357-5219 or via e-mail at eely@broward.org​​

Director of Medical Education: Erin Ely, M.D., Associate Medical Examiner