I used to take jobs that others wouldn’t because they were depressing or scary. One of them was “outcomes analyst” where I would read through medical histories and check up on what happened to people. This was a strange and worthwhile job. One of the things I had to do was go through the standard autopsy. A much longer version that the short five minutes to keep one’s interest on the X-Files or some TV show.

Sometime grand rounds at hospitals will involve a visit to the morgue. I dunno if all the September 11th stuff changed any of that. If you are on a list you get told about “Grand Rounds” or sometimes they will be posted on the “paper bulliten board” in a cafeteria or longue. You can just show up and hang around and the person leading the grand rounds will start at some point and will lead people around. In general one can at pauses ask polite short questions. If you have some expertise you will be asked some questions about various things in your area of expertise. Like if you are good at tracking down “Does” you will be asked about that. It’s been a long time since I did this. It is one of the things I might jump back into if I could.

Have Fun,
Sends Steve