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A forensic pathologist examines bodies to determine cause of death for cases involving criminal investigations. They need 13 years of education and training including medical school and pathology residency. Forensic pathologists typically work 10-12 hour days examining decomposed bodies in labs and performing autopsies to investigate deaths like murder, accidents, or those in custody. They determine identity, time of death, and cause/manner of death by analyzing medical records, crime scene evidence, and performing autopsies.

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A forensic pathologist examines bodies to determine cause of death for cases involving criminal investigations. They need 13 years of education and training including medical school and pathology residency. Forensic pathologists typically work 10-12 hour days examining decomposed bodies in labs and performing autopsies to investigate deaths like murder, accidents, or those in custody. They determine identity, time of death, and cause/manner of death by analyzing medical records, crime scene evidence, and performing autopsies.

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Job description

Job Title: Forensic pathologist


Salary range: 105k-500k
Education: 13 years of education and training
Working hours: 10-12hrs or longer

Summary
Forensic pathologist are physician /forensic medicine specialist who are specially trained
to examinate dead body which suddenly/unexpectedly died. Forensic pathologist need to
get a medical degree and complete training. These decomposed body have to be
investigate to find out the cause of the death such as rape, murder,sodomy,burnt,death in
custody or other cause of death. These pathologist task is to break up the mistery of the
death by conducting examination which request from police and produce a report
including the autopsy report and also the laboratory report.

Responsibility and duties


-To determine the cause of death, collect evidence.
-determine the identity of the victim, the time the victim death, manner and the cause of
death by studying medical history, evaluate crime scene evidence and the witness report
performing autopsy to get evidence either injuries or disease and also to collect medical
data and trace evidence from the body.
-must be confident to prevent conclusion in the face of opposition from lawyer, media
and families of the victims.
-long standing hours during working time.
-secure the crime scene
-take detailed measurement, evidence from crime scene and photograph
-Good english to write report in details which is understandable.

Working condition
Working in medical school, hospital or with a private or group practice which have
contract with government agency. Have to contact with smelly, gruesome and discussing
job. Spend most of the time in the lab such as examining tissue of cell under a
microscope or performing autopsies. Job might require to stand for a long time and might
require to handle small tools properly. May affect physical demands and emotion as most
of the time the forensic pathologist will have direct contact and exposure to graphic
violence. Writing reports and making court appearances are also one of the job of a
forensic pathologist.
Job Specification of forensic pathologist
Academic Requirements
-graduate degree in related field (eg.humanities degree)
-Certification as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist
-general practice after graduation
- forensic science program (MUST be accredited and includes at least 24 semester hours
of chemistry or biology and math and all the prerequisites for medical school.)
-consider to learn foreign language.
-Focus on patient care.
-Enroll autopsy pathology rotation as an elective

Skills requirements
-Must understand of the human anatomy
-must have good eyesight to handle small tools
-must have patient to work
-need willpower as working hours are long
-effective communication with helper, families, police and other related people
-have skill to write report
-confident during court session
-strong decision making and practical skill.
-ability to solve difficult problems
-must not fear of bloody scene
-able to travel to crime scene
-must know english and malay as a basic to write report.
Job analysis questionnaire

Employee Information:
Name
Age
Gender
Race
Religion
Years of serve

1. In short of three(3) or four(4) sentence, write down your job progression.

2. Why do you want to be a forensic phytologist

3. (i) Vision status (wear spec ticals )


yes
no

(ii) If yes,
Short sightness ________degree
Long sightness ________degree
others

4. Qualification, education and training attended


University/training school Course/training attended Duration of course/training
___month__years___days
___month__years___days
___month__years___days
___month__years___days
___month__years___days
___month__years___days
5. How long have you been working as a forensic pathologies?
Less than one year
Less than 3 years
Less than 5 years
Less than 10 years
Others :_________years

6. You will focus more on (can thick more than one)


Science Skills
Analytical Skills
Communication Skills
Detail Orientation

7. The most talented place to be a forensic pathologist (thick more than one)
Toxicology
Firearms/ballistics
Trace evidence
DNA technology
Serology (blood analysis)

8. The average time taken to work a day


(i) total work hour
Less than one hour
Less than 5 hour
Less than 7 hour
Others :_________
(ii) total standing hour
Less than one hour
Less than 5 hour
Less than 7 hour
Others :_________

9. How many helper is require to organize an investigation


_____ people

10. Yearly Salary:


Less than 100000 Less than 350000
Less than 150000 Less than 400000
Less than 200000 Less than 450000
Less than 250000 Less than 500000
Less than 300000 other :_________
11. What is the most bloody scene
murder accident
burnt Nature disaster
suicide High risk working environment
death in custody Others:_________

12. This job need to have strong writing skill.


Strongly agree strongly disagree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
13. Willing to work for extra hour to get job done.
Strongly agree strongly disagree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
14. Need to be 24 hours on call.
Strongly agree strongly disagree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

15. Willing to scarify personal time for working.


Strongly agree strongly disagree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

16. Work need to be carried a great deal of responsibility


Strongly agree strongly disagree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

17. IT(information technology) is important to the job.


Strongly agree strongly disagree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

18. Need to understand foreign language.


Strongly agree strongly disagree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Appendicts
Refence
1.https://explorehealthcareers.org/career/forensic-science/forensic-pathologist/
2.http://www.myhealth.gov.my/en/forensics-career-moh/

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