The Gulf Coast MEO is the regional office for the State of Mississippi Office of the State Medical Examiner (OSME) headquarters office located in Jackson, MS. The Gulf Coast MEO falls under the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. The Gulf Coast MEO co-located within the Gulf Coast Regional Forensics Laboratory and shares a campus with the offices for the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. The Gulf Coast MEO serves multiple coastal counties for the southern region of the state.

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Medical Examiner’s Office (Gulf Coast MEO) is hiring a Deputy Chief Medical Examiner for the regional office located in Biloxi, MS, the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The annual salary is $265,000.

ABOUT THE GULF COAST MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE

FACILITY HIGHLIGHTS:

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Two Main Autopsy Stations

Quantum Digital Medical Imaging System used for full body radiology

Avreo Radiographic Imaging Software

JusticeTrax Softwareevidence barcoding and final autopsy reporting

Forensic Anthropology and Odontologyresources available

MISSISSIPPI IS HIRING A DEPUTY CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER

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26+ Art, Science, and Historic Museums

30+ State & National Parks

12+ Casinos, Resorts & Spas

20+ Music Festivals, Film Festivals, and More

2 International Airports

Home of the MS Braves & Biloxi Shuckers

Mississippi State, Ole Miss, & USM Sports

Less than 1.5 hours away from New Orleans, LA

Less than 1 hour away from Mobile, AL

Less than 3 hours from Jackson, MS

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POSITION OPENING:DEPUTY CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER

• Performing postmortem forensic examinationsand autopsies

• Assisting in medicolegal death investigations

• Supervising the operational activities of thefacility

RESPONSIBILITIES• Testifying as an expert witness in court

• Other related duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS• Must be a physician (M.D. or D.O.) who has graduated from an accredited school of

medicine or oesteopathic medicine

• Must have completed an approved residency training in pathology with fellowship in forensicpathology at an accredited institution

• Must be board-certified in anatomic and forensic pathology or board-eligible (to be obtainedwithin three years of hiring) through the American Board of Pathology

• Must obtain medical license to practice in the State of Mississippi, submit state employmentapplication, and pass a thorough background check(https://www.ms.gov/medical_licensure/renewal/Main.do , 601-987-3079)

SALARY

$265,000 per year

BENEFITS• State health care program

• Dental insurance program

• Vision insurance program

• Life insurance program

• State contribution to the Public Employees’Retirement System (PERS) of Mississippi(http://www.pers.ms.gov/Pages/Home.aspx)

• Personal leave

• Medical leave

• Accrued compensation time

• 10 paid state holidays

PLEASE CONTACT:Mark M. LeVaughn, Chief Medical Examiner at mlevaughn@mcl.ms.gov; David Arboe, Deputy Chief Medical Ex-aminer at darboe@mcl.ms.gov; and/or Anastasia Holobinko, Forensic Anthropologist at aholobinko@mcl.ms.gov

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