1. Forensic pathology: overview
2. Thinking forensically: planning, anticipating, observing, documenting, inquiring, synthesizing, opining, and communicating, in that order
3. The pathophysiology of death and death certification
4. The scene investigation, postmortem changes, and time of death
5. The forensic autopsy
6. Approach to forensic perinatal and pediatric pathology
7. Approach to natural deaths (adult)
8. Approach to medical intervention-related deaths
9. Approach to firearms deaths
10. Approach to blunt, sharp, and transportation deaths
11. Approach to asphyxial deaths
12. Approach to burns, blast, and radiation injury
13. Approach to environmental deaths
14. Approach to toxicological deaths
15. Special topics: in-custody deaths, physical altercations, neglect (adult), approach to unexpected hemorrhage, and delayed and concealed homicides
16. Communication
17. The forensic pathologist's public health role
18. Developments in postmortem imaging
19. Recent and ongoing technological advancements in forensic pathology practice
I. Appendices
Appendix A. Formats of autopsy report final diagnoses
Appendix B. Format of the autopsy report
Appendix C. Autopsy report templates
Appendix D. Library for forensic pathology fellows
Appendix E. Hirschisms and Adelsonisms