National Training Standards for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiners

National Training Standards for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiners offers a framework for the specialized education of health care providers who wish to practice as sexual assault forensic examiners (SAFEs). The standards provide guidelines to prepare SAFE candidates to work in coordination with other responders to meet the health care, forensic, and information needs of adult and adolescent sexual assault patients who present for the medical forensic examination. They are intended to guide those who develop, revise, coordinate, and/or conduct SAFE training regarding the minimum levels of instruction necessary to prepare candidates for their role. This is intended as a suggested guideline and it is not required.