Department of Forensic Medicine

Introduction

Forensic Medicine/ Legal Medicine is the bridge between law and medicine. The term ‘Forensic Medicine’ was derived from the ‘Forensis’ meaning belonging to the market place or forum, which refers to the “forum’ or public meeting place where legal cases were tried in Ancient Rome.

The department primarily delas with teaching students of MBBS about Forensic Medicine, Toxicology and Medical ethics. We guide them in applying the medical and legal knowledge gained while they practice medicine. We are also making them aware of the importance of medical as well as legal duties

Academic Performance

Among the students appearing for university examination, 15 Percent used to acquire distinction in the subject consistently.

Vision

The department is dedicated to maintain its reputation as an exemplary and essential branch of medicine. As a team we incorporate the teaching standards, interdisciplinary research and clinical skills to maintain the same. We keep ourselves updated so that the students are at par excellence with any distinct medical man.

Mission

To fervently work for the academic excellence of each medical student

To keep the students aware of the rights of the patients and the justice they deserve and the consequences if that is meddled with.

To bring out a disciplined clinician who is well aware of the ethical principles and etiquettes in Medicine.

Objectives

• At the end of the course every student should be able
• to identify and interpret various types of injuries and their medicolegal importance
• to record dying declaration independently
• to know the procedures involves in the preparation of drunkenness certificate and potency certificate
• to acquire knowledge in forming a member of the medical team in examining cases of forceful sexual intercourse in order to give opinion in the identification and interpretation of various injuries in the body of the victim.
• to identify injuries and their importance in a case of battered baby syndrome
• desirable to accompany one of the faculties to a honourable sessions court in giving evidence during a criminal trial
• to distinguish criminal and civil responsibilities of a mentally ill person
• to classify poisons with respect o the mechanism of action, fatal dose , clinical presentation, management and post-mortem appearance. Also to comment on the manner of administration
• to acquire knowledge about various infamous conducts from time to time
• to know how to differentiate between criminal and civil negligence and also the method that can be adopted to control the occurrence of professional negligence in general