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University of New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI), establishing a database for deceased people has been featured in Science Node.
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Our work will improve health, safety and justice in New Mexico
OMI Education, Employment & FAQs
The Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI) is New Mexico's central investigative and reporting body for all reportable deaths in the state. We train and employ the best and brightest in forensics, neuropathology and medical examination—investigating deaths to serve the living.
- 60,000 Square Feet in our State-of-the-Art Facility
- 8 Grant-funded Research Programs
- 6 Education and Training Programs
- 2 Accreditations—NAME and CAP
- CFI In-house CT and MRI Scanners for post-mortem imaging evaluations
Request OMI Records
Government, legal and family representatives may request investigative, post-mortem exam and toxicology reports.
"Lobo Living Room" Features OMI
Get a glimpse of what it's like to be an OMI investigator at our state-of-the-art forensics and anthropology facility in Albuquerque.
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Office of the Medical Investigator
Contact OMI
Phone: 505-272-3053
Fax: 505-925-0546
General e-mail: hsc-omi-feedback@salud.unm.edu
Records requests
hsc-omirecordrequest@salud.unm.edu
Request for witness testimony
omijudicial@salud.unm.edu
Hours
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday
Media Relations
Alex Sanchez, PIO
505-313-3429
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