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ABOUT US American Forensic Nurses (AFN) is an organization providing medical forensic services to law enforcement agencies. Its president, Faye Battiste Otto, RN, SANE, a co-founder of the International Association of Forensic Nurses, is involved in the development of forensic services, procedures and education. Since its inception in 1983, the company has conducted over 4,000 forensic examinations of victims of sexual assault and domestic violence on behalf of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.
As a licensed California Continuing Education Provider, AFN has sponsored educational programs leading to the qualification of over 1500 Registered Nurses as Certified Sexual Assault Examiners. These programs have involved a broad spectrum of forensic procedures, including those techniques required in DNA evidence collection.
American Forensic Nurses has created two websites, AMRN.com and FORENSICTRAK.com.
AMRN.com is designed to facilitate structured educational courses in the field of forensic science, in many instances, leading to practitioner certification in various specialized areas of that academic discipline. These courses have been constructed by a faculty internationally recognized in the field of forensic science.
Forensictrak.com, is designed to assist both novice and experienced forensic professionals in sharing their knowledge with forensic colleagues, and accessing forensic resource materials directly, or through associated site links. The forensic resources offered on the web site have been carefully selected to meet the informational needs of current and prospective practitioners in a wide spectrum of forensic science disciplines, and is continuously updated to insure the availability of timely informational materials.
Click here to visit our Forensic Science Resource Center
STAFF:
Meet our staff via Quicktime. A Day at AFN and Forensictrak.
Click here to download video
AMRN LOCATION:
American Forensic Nurses, Inc.
and Forensictrak are located in Southern California, USA.
ADVISORY PANEL:
Assid, Pamela A., MSN, RN, CEN, MAJOR, USAFR-NC
Forensic Educator
Colorado, USA
Barber, Janet, MSN, RN, FAAFS, DF-IAFN, Colonel, USAFR, Ret.
Nursing Education Consultant, Forensic Educator and Author
Indiana, USA
Besant-Matthews, Patrick, MD
Forensic Pathologist, Forensic Science Consultant
Texas, USA
Carter, Tonya, RN, BSN, MBA
Medical-Legal Nurse Consultant
Florida, USA
Caruso, Cari, RN, SANE-A
Forensic Educator, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
California, USA
Clements, Paul, PhD, APRN-BC, CGS
Forensic Psychiatric Mental Health, Forensic Educator
Virginia, USA
Dougherty, Catherine, MA, RN
Trauma and ED Nursing, Transplant and Tissue Re-plantation
Texas, USA
Golden, Greg, DDS
Forensic Odontologist
California, USA
Panke, Elizabeth E., MD, PhD
Molecular Pathologist - DNA
Ohio, USA
Scholl, Katherine, RN, SANE-A, CMI-3, FACFE, DABFN
Homeland Security
Florida, USA
Seneski, Patty, RN, ENP
Bioterrorism and Disaster Planning
Arizona, USA
Sullivan, Mary, MSN, APRN-BC, CARN
Forensic Psychiatric Mental Health,
Clinical Forensic Nurse Specialist
Arizona, USA
Williams, Dian, PhD, RN, CLNC
Arson and Ethics in Criminal Justice Practice
Pennsylvania, USA
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