Forensic Pathology Fellowship

ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû, in conjunction with the ÌýWest Tennessee Regional Forensic Center (WTRFC) offers a 1-year forensic pathology fellowship.

The fellow will perform 200-250 autopsies under the mentorship of six American Board of Pathology certified forensic pathologists. The WTRFC performs approximately 1,400 autopsies per year for most of the counties west of the Tennessee River. The fellow will encounter a wide variety of cases ranging from traumatic deaths, toxicological deaths and natural deaths. The trainee is expected to gain experience as an expert witness in court proceedings. Being affiliated with the UTHSC Department of Pathology, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and Methodist University Hospital allows consultations in many pathology subspecialties including pediatric pathology, and all of the surgical pathology subspecialties, as well as access to medical microbiology and clinical chemistry. A forensic odontologist is on staff at the WTRFC to provide consultation and training in forensic odontology. The WTRFC also has a full time in-house forensic anthropologist.Ìý

A two week course in forensic toxicology is provided at NMS Labs in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. The trainee will attend courses in forensic science at the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations in Nashville, Tennessee, and a course in forensic anthropology at the University of Tennessee Forensic Anthropology Research Center at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The fellow will take calls with ABMDI registered death investigators and attend death scenes throughout Memphis, Shelby County and most of West Tennessee. The fellow will attend a national forensic pathology conference and present research performed during the fellowship.

If you are interested in applying for the 2025-26 cycle, please submit all completed requirements to mnicho58@uthsc.edu. The deadline is August 1, 2025. All interviews will be conducted virtually at the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center.

If you are applying for the 2026-27 cycle, please apply ONLY through . Please submit all completed requirements to mnicho58@uthsc.edu. The deadline is Monday May 4, 2026. All interviews will be conducted virtually at the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center.

If you are applying for the 2027-28 cycle, please apply ONLY through .

Applicants considered for an appointment will be invited to a virtual interview with the Program Director, select faculty, and current fellows. Interviews will be conducted between November and January each year.