OCME (Office of the Chief Medical Examiner)
A US jurisdictional office, typically at state or county level, responsible for investigating deaths that occur under violent, suspicious, sudden, or unexplained circumstances. The physician appointed as Chief Medical Examiner must hold a medical degree, in contrast to the elected coroner model.
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