title: Why become a coroner?
abstract: The coroners' system varies in different countries and provinces. In many provinces the family physician's broad medical background is the prime requisite for the position. While the duties are sometimes onerous and time consuming, the satisfaction of playing a key role in investigating deaths, and being able to effect major changes in public safety and wellbeing, provides the family physician coroner with a challenging alternative to an otherwise routine family practice.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Macmillan