Panipat-Rohtak Road, Israna, Panipat Haryana-132107
GOAL
The broad goal of the teaching of undergraduate students in Forensic Medicine is to produce a physician who is well informed about medicolegal responsibilities in practice of medicine. He/She will also be capable of making observations and inferring conclusions by logical deductions to set enquiries on the right track in criminal matters and connected medicolegal problems. He/She acquires knowledge of law in relation to medical practice, medical negligence and respect for codes of medical ethics.
OBJECTIVES
KNOWLEDGE
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
SKILLS
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
INTEGRATION
Department is providing an integrated approach towards allied disciplines like Pathology, Radiology, Forensic Sciences, Hospital Administration etc. to impart training regarding medicolegal responsibilities of physicians at all levels of health care. Integration with relevant disciplines will provide scientific basis of clinical toxicology e.g. medicine, pharmacology etc.
Infrastructure:
(A) Lecture theatre: Common Lecture Theatre shared with other Departments
(B) Demonstration room: two demonstration rooms (60 sq.mt. each) fitted with strip chairs, Over Head Projector, Slide projector, Television, Video and other audiovisual aids, to accommodate 75-100 students.
(C) a museum (175 Sq.m. area) to display medico-legal specimens charts, models, prototype fire arms, wax models, slides, poisons, photographs etc. with seating arrangements for 40-50 students. All the specimens shall be labelled and at least 15 copies of catalogues for student use be provided.
(D) a laboratory (200 Sq.m.area) for examination of specimens, tests and Forensic histopathology, Serology, anthropology and toxicology.
(E) Autopsy Block - There shall be an autopsy room (approx. 400 Sq. mt.area) with facilities for cold storage, for cadavers, ante-rooms, washing facilities, with an accommodation capacity of 40-50 students, waiting hall, office etc. The location of mortuary or autopsy block should be either in the hospital or adjacent to the hospital in a separate structure and may be shared with the department of Pathology.
(F) Departmental Library:
A Departmental library-cum-seminar room (30 Sq.m.area) with at least 80-100 books. However, not more than two copies of anyone book shall be counted towards computation of the total number of books.
(G) Research-There shall be one research laboratory (50 Sq.m.area) for research purposes.
(H) Accommodation shall be provided for the staff as under, namely: