Para-Clinical / Forensic Medicine / Activities
Activities of Forensic Medicine Department
1.
To produce competent, compassionate, reflective and dedicated
health care professionals according to national
goal. Practice medical and medico-legal works as per national goals and
objectives.
2.
Teaches medico-legal cases and prepare reports or certificates
in accordance with the law of land.
3.
Study medico-legal postmortem examination and interpret
autopsy findings and results of relevant investigations to logically conclude
the cause, manner and time since death.
4.
Study how to practice medicine ethically with humanly
etiquette, discharge duties promptly and execute legal responsibilities of the
physician toward his patient, profession, society, state and humanity at large.
5.
Study how to prevent and protect himself from medical and
legal mishap.
6.
Study general principles of analytical, environmental,
occupational and preventive aspects of toxicology.
7.
Study how to perform ethical medical practice and maintain
proper doctor-patient relationship.
8.
Study how to prepare, dispatch and store the proper medical
records.
9.
Study, diagnose and declare the death of a person properly as
per ICD.
10.
Teaches how to perform proper examination of victim/assailant
of physical assault and sexual assault, medico-legal
examination (impotency, age determination, deposition, sex determination, disputed paternity and maternity, mental fitness, record dying declaration death certificate etc.)
The goal of teaching Forensic Medicine&
Toxicology in the undergraduate medical course is to produce a physician who
will be well informed and alerts about his/her medico-legal responsibilities
and is capable of being discharging medico-legal duties in medical practice.
Finally, on the basis of above context, those who are concern with Forensic
medicine should give emphasis on those aspects in teaching, learning and
assessment of the students in under graduate medical education in Forensic
Medicine & Toxicology.
