REQUIRED TRAINING
All Missouri county coroners are required to complete a minimum twenty (20) hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the coroner’s office. Those coroners not completing the minimum required twenty hours of training and be approved by the professional association of county coroners of Missouri will have $1000.00 deducted from the salary authorized by Missouri state statute.
The Missouri Coroners and Medical Examiners Association schedules a training conference twice a year in the spring and in the fall. Registration fees for these conferences are $550.00, which is inclusive of all training materials and handouts for the conference.
The Missouri Coroners and Medical Examiners Association will present a certificate of attendance at the end of the session for all attendees accrediting 20 hours of medicolegal investigation training.
2026 MCMEA Fall Training Conference – September 28 - 30, 2026.
2027 MCMEA Spring Training Conference - Dates are TBD
