The staff of the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences is actively involved in the professional organizations listed below. The ongoing advancements and qualifications attributed to these groups helps the Medical Examiner and Crime Laboratory services maintain high standards for quality within the national and international forensic community.
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- American Association of Physical Anthropology
- American Board of Forensic Anthropology
- American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators
- American Medical Association
- American Society for Quality
- American Society of Clinical Pathologists
- American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
- Association of Forensic DNA Analysts and Administrators
- Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers
- California Association of Toxicologists
- Harris County Medical Society
- International Association for Identification
- International Association of Forensic Nurses
- International Society for Forensic Genetics
- National Association of Medical Examiners
- Society of Forensic Anthropologists
- Society of Forensic Toxicologists
- Southern Medical Association
- Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists
- Southwestern Association of Toxicologists
- Texas Archeological Society
- Texas Association of Property and Evidence Inventory Technicians
- Texas Medical Association