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    coni0038 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 18, 2007, 06:41 PM
    Working in a morgue
    Do physician assistants work in morgues?
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    Jan 19, 2007, 03:00 PM
    Generally speaking - No. When a person is being taken to a morgue, they are already dead and have no need of a doctor. A mortician comes and takes the body to a funeral home for burial.

    A Physician Assistant is like a "Junior Doctor" - They work under the supervision of physician. See: Physician assistants
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    Jan 19, 2007, 03:29 PM
    Normally no, but of course I worked with a medical doctor who was driving a fork lift, so I guess they can work anywhere they want to.

    But you have a mortician and a funeral director which are specific jobs which are either certified or licensed by most states.
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    Sep 20, 2007, 08:47 AM
    Assuming you do not already have a degree as a PA and are wanting to work in a morgue, you can look into becoming an autopsy technician. Tech's are basically a PA for a pathologist- they perform the actual dissection and run the morgue while pathologists dissect the organs after removal and make the final call. I did this part time while I was in college as a pre-med. If you already have an undergraduate degree and especially if you already have a graduate degree (namely as a PA) you are probably overqualified since you do not need a degree to be an autopsy technician, just certifications and training.
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