--- title: 'Episode 146: Bruce Goldfarb - OCME: Life in America’s Top Forensic Medical Center' type: 'episode' url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/episode-146-bruce-goldfarb-ocme-life-in-americas-top-forensic-medical-center' show: 'People of Pathology Podcast' show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/people-of-pathology-podcast' published: '2023-02-13' audio: 'https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/a2b6n3/Bruce_Goldfarb_-_2_12_23_356_PMa4st4.mp3' --- # Episode 146: Bruce Goldfarb - OCME: Life in America’s Top Forensic Medical Center Today my guest is Bruce Goldfarb, author of OCME: Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center What we discuss with Bruce: His background as an EMT and a journalist How his skillset led to his position as Executive Assistant to the Chief Medical Exa... ## Summary Today my guest is Bruce Goldfarb, author of OCME: Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center What we discuss with Bruce: - His background as an EMT and a journalist - How his skillset led to his position as Executive Assistant to the Chief Medical Examiner at the OCME - Some of the history of the OCME in Baltimore - How the opioid epidemic created massive burden for the OCME - The effect of COVID on forensic investigations - How staffing and funding issues can affect medical examiners offices Links for this episode: [Health Podcast Network](https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/) [ LabVine Learning](http://bit.ly/labvine) [The ConfLab from LabVine](https://www.labvinelearning.com/TheConflab) [Dress A Med scrubs](https://dressamed.com/?rfsn=5044297.cb03eb&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=5044297.cb03eb) Bruce Goldfarb on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/eighteentinydeaths/) 18 Tiny Deaths on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/18-Tiny-Deaths-Invented-Forensics/dp/1728217547/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QSAITX2D9K2S&keywords=18+tiny+deaths&qid=1676241618&sprefix=18+tiny+deaths%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1) OCME: Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/OCME-Americas-Forensic-Medical-Center/dp/1586423584/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1FKHTVMNH8JQC&keywords=ocme+bruce+goldfarb&qid=1676241705&sprefix=ocme+%2Caps%2C324&sr=8-1) People of Pathology Podcast: [Twitter](https://twitter.com/peopleofpath) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/peopleofpath/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=87f3e0df-5864-418e-a5b3-5fdd260ba05b)