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I’m not entirely sure of how accurate I am being in this case, so comments from non-Americans are most welcome.In the United States, if you visit the office of a physician, a lawyer, an accountant, or pretty much any professional who is required to earn one or more university degrees, you’ll observe what Tom Wolfe once snidely but pithily dubbed the “Wall of Respect” — an entire wall dedicated to framed college diplomas, certificates from licensing authorities (e.g., the state supreme court or state bar association, the board of medical examiners, and the like), in addition to a plenitude of “achievement awards,” certificates from places like the local Rotary Association, churches, the Knights of Columbus, and so on.As an American, I never had any objection to the Wall of Respect — I kept a pretty substantial one myself during my time as a practicing attorney in California — and, frankly, I always enjoyed looking at them whenever I visited others’ offices, because if nothing else, they tell a story. However, after living in Europe for some time, I am also acutely aware that American-style self-promotion and self-aggrandizement generally don’t go over especially well here. My impression is that German (or French or Italian, etc.) lawyers, doctors, etc., generally refrain from this practice.Any insights?

Good question but a better question is what is the difference between a Medical Examiner and a Coroner.A Forensic Pathologist is a physician who generally works in a lab. He does autopsies and laboratory tests to determine what harmed or killed a patient.A Medical Examiner is the job tittle of a physician whose job it is the fill out the paperwork (death certificates, etc.) that enables the government to keep track of who is dead. How they died and if it is a suspicious death that needs investigation. For instance, I an Emergency Physician, was a Medical Examiner. My job involved visually examining the body, describe the appearance, draw a blood sample and fill out paperwork. There were specific guidelines then I would refer the case for autopsy or further investigation. I did not have any specific training to determine cause of death.A Coroner on the other hand is a non-physician who does the job of a Medical Examiner. In some states they have a Coroner instead of a Medical Examiner. The term Coroner comes from “of the king” or “of the crown”. Apparently the king would employ an agent who would collect the death tax. So the coroner was there not so much to determine why people died but just to keep track of who was still alive and who was dead for tax purposes. Suffice to say the job has morphed a little bit.

At least in my county, every murder victim’s body will be taken away to be examined by the medical examiner; that is the law here.The police will collect whatever evidence they can find that might tend to suggest an identity for the victim. The medical examiner will then in due course issue a death certificate for whatever name the police investigation indicates is most probably that of the deceased. If further investigation determines that that name was incorrect, the certification of death will be amended to reflect the corrected information.The only parties who can complete the medical portion of a certificate of death in my state are a licensed physician, a county coroner, or a county medical examiner. A physician may only complete the medical portion of certificate if the deceased died while under medical supervision where no foul play is suspected. The bodies of all other persons who die must be examined by a county coroner, county medical examiner, or deputy thereof. This examination may take place in situ for cases where the manner of death is obvious and does not involve violence or other suspicious circumstances, but (at least in my county) all deaths in which foul play is suspected mandate an autopsy to be conducted by the county medical examiner (or one of his or her assistants) at the one of the medical examiner’s facilities.