Mayo Clinic College of Medicine,
​Rochester,MN: Forensic Science Rotation

​Program length: 3-10 weeks
Class size: 1 student
Location: Rochester, Minnesota
This internship brings students who are entering the general field of forensics into the medical examiner’s office, introducing them to a variety of the responsibilities, specifically that of a medicolegal death investigator. You’ll experience many aspects of this profession including the death investigation itself, the autopsy examination, and the interactions with adjacent agencies including, but not limited to, the funeral home, law enforcement, and families.
Through the internship, you will:

• Create and build relationships within the field of forensics
• Learn skills and techniques of death investigation
• Understand death certification including determination of cause and manner of death