ABSTRACT
[...]Part III will address the key strengths and challenges for forensic science in the US as well as look at future directions for the field. Forensic pathologists in the US are physicians certified by the American Board of Pathology (ABP;Tampa, FL) in both anatomic and FPath. [...]by definition, an FP is a physician who has formal training and certification for determining the cause and manner of death. Currently, FPs receive extensive training and are certified to oversee death investigations, perform postmortem examinations, write autopsy reports, complete death certificates, and testify about their findings in a court of law. A 2020 publication exploring this problem called for a renewed recognition of hospital autopsies as the practice of medicine and even reinstating reimbursement of this procedure by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (a part of the US Department of Health and Human Services) [6].