>> What I like about it is -- and the reason I wanted to go into it in the first place is
that I've always been interested in kind of the crime solving aspect of the job.
And that's what really drew me to it.
So not only did I really like anatomy, because you have to have an interest in medicine
and anatomy to go through all that schooling, but the crime solving aspect,
being able to get kind of background information on cases that the general public doesn't get
to hear about, to testify in court, to be involved with the crime lab technicians,
the states attorneys, like that whole process, just the idea of helping
and also having specific real detailed knowledge
about what was happening surrounding a case I think is what really drove me to it.
You know, people like to say, "Well, you must like it because your patients can't talk
to you," which is something I hear a lot.
But in fact when you have a death, the family is there to deal with that,
and they want answers to why the person died.
And anything that you can -- any information
that you can give them will help with their closure.
And so we're on the phone with families a lot.
Sometimes when we have to testify in court, we are --
you know, the attorneys do their best to try to schedule us appropriately and tell us
when to be there, but, you know, they have a hard time.
It's very unpredictable so there are many times we will just be sitting outside the courtroom
for hours, all day.
Then they go to lunch, then they take a break, and then we'll get to you.
I'm sure have been cases that the manner's been undetermined,
or even the cause of death may be undetermined.
And, you know, you just can't find anything, and that's just how it is sometimes.