International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners

What International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners does

The International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners (IACME) is a non-stock, nonprofit professional association founded in 1927 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. It serves coroners, deputy coroners, medical examiners, forensic pathologists, medicolegal death investigators, and the government offices that employ them, with a stated membership of over 1,800 across the United States and internationally. The organization is dedicated to "the promotion of excellence in medicolegal death investigation through collaboration, education, and accreditation," and conducts recognized advocacy at federal and state levels on medicolegal policy matters.

IACME's core product portfolio centers on an Annual Training Conference (2026 edition scheduled July 19-23 at the Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas) with two educational tracks — Core Concepts of Medicolegal Death Investigations and the Advanced Medicolegal Death Investigation Symposium — supplemented by a Webinar Series offering ABMDI continuing education credits, specialized courses such as the 2026 Forensic Odontology Course (registered through the American Dental Association), and a Career Center. The second core product is an Office Accreditation Program, under which 57 coroner and medical examiner offices have been accredited since 2005, involving self-assessment, onsite audits, and tiered maintenance fees. Supporting deliverables include Position Papers, a Resources & Grants portal, and a Code of Ethics.

The association is built on the YourMembership.com association management platform, which powers membership enrollment, event registration, email marketing, and the online community. Revenue is generated through individual membership dues ($100/year after a free first year), associate memberships ($50/year), office memberships tiered by jurisdiction population ($250-$750/year), vendor memberships ($250/year), accreditation application and maintenance fees ($2,000-$4,000 initial; $300-$1,200 annual), and conference registration ($550 members, $850 non-members). Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: members are recruited through professional networks, the annual conference, and webinars, and applications require credential approval. IACME is governed by an elected Executive Committee and a Board of Directors, with an Executive Director (John Fudenberg) managing operations.

Name

International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners

Legal name

International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners

Website

https://theiacme.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners (IACME) is a 1927-founded nonprofit professional association serving over 1,800 coroners, medical examiners, and medicolegal death investigators through annual training conferences, accreditation programs, membership tiers, and continuing education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Membership Dues: Member level at $100/year after free first year; Associate Member at $50/year after free first year. Members have voting privileges and can hold office.
2. Office Membership Dues: Class I (Population <50,000): $250/annually; Class II (Population 50,000-500,000): $500/annually; Class III (Population >500,000): $750/annually. Includes one Fellow membership and staff associate member registrations.
3. Vendor Membership: Vendor memberships available for vendors involved with medicolegal investigations at $250/year starting the first year. Vendor members do not have voting privileges.
4. Accreditation Fees: Initial accreditation fees: Class I $2,000, Class II $3,000, Class III $4,000. Annual maintenance fees: Class I $300, Class II $600, Class III $1,200. Includes onsite audit visits by trained auditors.
5. Annual Conference Registration: Conference registration fees: $550 for members (early bird before April 15, 2026), $850 for non-members. Additional fees for networking events and guest tickets at $35 each.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The IACME is a professional association that provides membership, office accreditation, and continuing education to coroners, medical examiners, and medicolegal death investigators. Its core sellable offerings include the Annual Training Conference, the Office Accreditation Program, individual and office membership tiers, the webinar series, the career center, and specialized courses such as Forensic Odontology.

Product overview

IACME operates as a professional association offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services for the medicolegal death investigation community. The core offerings center on an Annual Training Conference with two educational tracks: the Core Concepts of Medicolegal Death Investigations (basic course) and the Advanced Medicolegal Death Investigation Symposium. Supporting these are membership programs (Individual, Associate, Honorary, Office, and Vendor memberships), an Office Accreditation Program for coroner and medical examiner offices, and a Webinar Series providing continuing education. Additional services include a Career Center for job postings, Resources & Grants information portal, Position Papers on key industry topics, and specialized courses like Forensic Odontology. The organization is built on the YourMembership.com association management platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Training Conference Annual training symposium offering multiple educational tracks for medicolegal death investigation professionals, including the Core Concepts of Medicolegal Death Investigations course and the Advanced Medicolegal Death Investigation Symposium. Held in-person at the Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas with networking events such as the Sphere show.
• Core Concepts of Medicolegal Death Investigations Course Five-day foundational course providing essential knowledge and skills for medicolegal death investigators, appropriate for both new and experienced investigators. Offered in-person at the annual conference.
• Advanced Medicolegal Death Investigation Symposium Advanced symposium building upon core concepts with emerging topics, case studies, and critical issues significant to the medicolegal death investigation community. Offered in-person and virtually.
• Office Accreditation Program Accreditation process for coroner and medical examiner offices providing self-assessment and auditor review against established IACME standards. Includes initial accreditation, onsite audit visits by trained auditors, and annual maintenance. Initial fees range from $2,000 to $4,000 by population class, with annual maintenance fees from $300 to $1,200.
• Individual Membership Voting membership for coroners, deputy coroners, medical examiners, forensic pathologists, and staff. First year free, $100 annually thereafter. Previously called 'Fellow' until July 2024.
• Associate Membership Non-voting membership for students, faculty, retirees, and others associated with medicolegal death investigations who do not meet Member status. First year free, $50 annually thereafter.
• Office Membership Membership for coroner or medical examiner offices that includes one membership plus entitlement to register staff as associate members. Annual dues tiered by jurisdiction population: Class I (<50,000) $250/year, Class II (50,000-500,000) $500/year, Class III (>500,000) $750/year.
• Vendor Membership Membership for vendors providing products and services to coroner and medical examiner offices. Annual dues of $250 starting the first year. Vendor members do not have voting privileges.
• Webinar Series Online educational webinar series covering topics such as drug toxicity investigations, medical terminology, and other medicolegal subjects. Delivered via Zoom with ABMDI continuing education credits offered to eligible participants.
• Forensic Odontology Course Specialized training course in forensic odontology offered to IACME members in 2026. Registration is handled through the American Dental Association (ADA) platform.
• Career Center Job posting and career resources platform for the medicolegal and forensic science field, including job search, subscription, and posting management features.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1800 members served
• +3 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered notable, core and minor.

• National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI)notableOthers · 1 January 2024NNPHI awarded approximately $455,000 in funding to 33 Coroner/Medical Examiner Offices for improving data-sharing. IACME serves as a resource and conduit for sharing grant opportunities with its membership.
• National Institute of Justice (NIJ)notableOthersIACME shares information about NIJ grants with members. NIJ provides funding opportunities for forensic science and medicolegal death investigation research.
• Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)notableOthersIACME shares BJA grant opportunities with membership. BJA provides funding and support for justice-related programs including medicolegal death investigation.
• YourMembership.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationYourMembership.com provides association management software powering the IACME website since 1998. Platform includes membership management, event registration, career center, email marketing, and online community features.
• ABMDI (American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators)notableOthersIACME webinars offer ABMDI continuing education credits for eligible participants. ABMDI provides certification for medicolegal death investigators.
• Golden Nugget Hotel (Las Vegas, NV)minorOthersVenue partner for IACME Annual Conference. Room block available for conference attendees through June 16, 2026. Government and non-government rates available.
• American Dental Association (ADA)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerADA handles registration for IACME's 2026 Forensic Odontology Course. Collaboration brings forensic odontology training to IACME members.
• NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIST workshop being offered as part of the 2026 Annual Conference curriculum. Workshop details available through IACME training offerings.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• College of American Pathologists (CAP): Large physician professional society with a laboratory accreditation program that overlaps IACME's standards-setting role. Comparable membership/accreditation model at greater scale.
• International Association for Identification (IAI): Long-established professional association for forensic identification examiners. Highly comparable organizational structure (membership tiers, annual conference, certifications) and adjacent forensic scope.
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS): The largest multidisciplinary forensic science professional organization in the U.S., covering pathology, toxicology, odontology, and anthropology. Overlaps IACME's medicolegal scope but serves a much broader forensic science constituency.

Direct peers

• National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME): The leading U.S. professional association for medical examiners, offering accreditation, position papers, training, and an annual meeting. Direct competitor in the same medicolegal death investigation professional constituency served by IACME.
• Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT): Professional association for forensic toxicologists whose work intersects closely with IACME members' drug-toxicity investigations. Comparable membership, conference, and continuing-education model.
• National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA): Professional association adjacent to the death-care industry that shares a comparable membership, conference, and continuing education model with IACME, even though the practitioner constituency differs.
• American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI): Certifying body for medicolegal death investigators that already partners with IACME on webinar CE credits. Directly comparable as a credentialing and standards organization serving the same professional population.
• International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN): Membership and certification organization for nurses working in forensic and medicolegal settings. Comparable association model, accreditation, and training portfolio serving forensic practitioners.

Others

• National Institute of Justice (NIJ): Federal research and grant-making agency that funds forensic science and medicolegal death investigation. IACME already channels NIJ grants to its membership; included as an ecosystem/funder counterpart.
• YourMembership.com (Community Brands): Association management software vendor whose platform IACME has used since 1998. Adjacent ecosystem participant and technology enabler for IACME's membership operations.

Market position

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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