American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI), Board Certification (advanced) is available to experienced Registered medicolegal death investigators who have mastered all aspects of medicolegal death investigation. Applicants must be currently certified at the ABMDI Registry Level and in good standing for a minimum of six months, have an associate degree or higher from a post-secondary education institution that is recognized by a national educational accrediting agency, have a minimum of 4,000 hours of death investigation experience in the past six years, and be currently employed in a Medical Examiner or Coroner office or equivalent federal authority with the job responsibility to conduct death scene investigations or supervise such investigations. Applicants are required to pass a written exam.
