title: The physician assistant as forensic investigator.
abstract: Physician assistants are employed as forensic investigators at the Office of the Medical Examiner, Suffolk County, New York. We describe the educational qualifications of physician assistants and their valuable role in forensic medicine in Suffolk County.
mesh_terms: D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009518:New York; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends*; D000078329:Workforce