The Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology is bound to the study and subsequent application of several areas of the medical sciences which are applied to the human body in order to assist the law for investigating a crime - dealing with all aspects of crime and the plausible reconstruction of events involved in the crime like murder, sexual assault, poisoning or a foul play as well as natural death. The study often uncovers the past in relation to the crime. The department deals with the Medico legal cases, in which the teachers and students of the medical college and doctors in general, work hand in hand with legal practitioners. Knowledge of medico-legal responsibilities are also imparted to the treating physician apart from various problems pertaining various problems pertaining to the practice of legal Medicine. The department teaches about Medical Jurisprudence, Forensic Pathology, Viscera Packing, Application of Forensic Anthropology, Forensic Toxicology, Forensic Odontology, Forensic Radiology and Clinical Forensic Medicine.
A well experienced, trained and qualified team of teaching faculty run the department. The department is equipped with the most modern equipment to conduct MedicoLegal Autopsy, practicals and research activities for undergraduate students. The department is equipped with a good laboratory with adequate microscopes and specimens. Clinical Forensic Median services, Medico legal post-mortems in the Mortuary, Toxicology lab work and Court related work also come under the department.
Regular research activities for Undergraduates, Mock Court Trails, CMEs, and Workshops are undertaken by the department. The staff conduct medico-legal autopsy at a mortuary housed in a separate building which has a gallery for students to witness postmortem examination. The Mortuary has facilities that preserve dead bodies like cold storage cabins and an embalming unit. With an overall aim to train the medical undergraduates within the national objectives pertaining to Medico legal responsibilities, this department unequivocally makes its best attempt to provide the best learning opportunities within its setup and within the required timeframe.
They are constantly on the look-out for innovative, integrated teaching methodologies and strive to inculcate ethical codes of conduct and values in our students - such as a deep-seated respect for the cadaver, as part of the AETCOM Module. The department offers a seamless array of learning programs including Foundation Courses, Early Clinical Exposure, SelfDirected Learning Methodologies, Integrated Teaching and Learning Sessions as well as Skill Development and Training Modules.
