Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
The Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology functions with the objective of enabling undergraduate students to acquire knowledge and skills required to identify, manage, and document common medico-legal problems encountered in day-to-day medical practice. The department emphasizes understanding of a physician’s legal responsibilities, adherence to the code of conduct, and practice of medical ethics.
Students are trained to diagnose and manage common cases of poisoning in the community, prepare medico-legal reports in various medico-legal situations, and actively participate in medico-legal post-mortem procedures. Teaching focuses on interpretation of findings based on history, physical examination, and autopsy observations, while fostering professionalism in interactions with police and legal authorities.
The department functions with a vision to provide excellence in medical education in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology and shape students into medico-legally responsible and ethical physicians.
Infrastructure and Facilities
• Departmental museum with forensic models and specimens.
• Autopsy demonstration facilities.
• Toxicology teaching aids and charts.
• Seminar room and departmental library.
