Dr. Katrin Metzler studied Forensic Medicine and even completed her doctorate in this small, but multifaceted field. Her journey was a long one. Up until her final years of high school, she wanted to be a veterinarian. Then, her interests shifted toward human medicine. “I found the mix of science, hands-on action and never-ending challenges exciting,” she says. To fill the four-year wait before she could begin her studies, she completed training to become a nurse in Berlin. Surgery and intensive care medicine were her favorite subjects, and after her exam, Katrin Metzler worked in a neurosurgery ward with a partial intensive care unit. Later, already during her clinical clerkship and internship year, Katrin Metzler completed internships in forensic medicine.

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