Had nothing to do with the smells or the actual autopsies, I still did Path which required plenty of autopsies. And I signed up for a month rotation, it wasn't like I got to quit when I decided I'd had enough. It just seemed so un-medical. More like a police job that required some medical knowledge than an actual medical field. The MEs went in each day, hacked and slashed as fast as possible through a bunch of autopsies, then went off and had to fill out paperwork or spend time dealing with depositions or court. Most of the autopsies were fairly meaningless - homeless found down, car/motorcycle accidents, etc. Rare homicides, and even those you basically just had to document the path of the bullet or knife. It didn't stimulate me at all like I thought it would. Wasn't for me. But, by doing that path year I did find my future career, so in a roundabout way it was worthwhile.