Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Course Offered – Department of
Forensic Medicine and toxicology is involved in the teaching of phase – II (3rd
year) MBBS students. The curriculum is designed to achieve a comprehensive understanding
of the subject with an aim to promote competency of the doctors to apply the
knowledge to deal with medicolegal issues, to maintain the standard of ethical
practice and to incorporate the medical practice with the judicial system.
This department
offers 195 hours of teaching comprising of lectures, tutorials and practical
sessions in addition to the observation of 10 postmortem medico-legal autopsy cases
at Chittagong Medical College and visit to police station, Forensic lab and
court.
Course Objective and goals
At the end of the course in
Forensic Medicine, the undergraduate students will be able to:
a) 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.
b) Examine medico-legal cases and
prepare reports or certificates in accordance with the law of land.
c) Perform medico-legal postmortem
examination and interpret autopsy findings and results of relevant
investigations to logically conclude the cause, manner and time since death.
d) 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.
e)
Prevent and protect himself from
medical and legal mishap.
f) Identify and apply relevant legal
provisions applicable to the medico-legal and medical practice.
g) Collect, preserve and dispatch
specimens in medico-legal case and other concerned materials to the appropriate
Government agencies for necessary examination.
h) Diagnose, apply principles of
management and understand medico-legal implications of common poisons.
i) Apply general principles of
analytical, environmental, occupational and preventive aspects of toxicology.
j) Explain legal provision related to
medical and medico-legal practice
Course description – It is the science which deals with the interaction of medicine and law. The study of this subject requires basic understanding of all the branches of medical science with an insight to the mechanism of law and legal procedure. Forensic Medicine enables the judiciary system to come to a legal decision both in civil and criminal cases with the help of application of knowledge obtained from this subject. This subject also enables the medical person to practice medicine as per expectation of the society with maintain the standard medical ethics as a professional. This subject also makes aware a medical professional about the medicolegal issues during general or specialized practice.
Facilities
Class rooms: Fully digitally equipped Lecture gallery and lecture halls for
conducting lectures. Fully functional digital white board, computer and
multimedia projector are in use for lecture classes. Tutorial classes are
conducted with white board and marker and necessary equipment. Number of tutorial classes: 3.
Important news and views of
department:
a. Arrangement of
the departmental seminars.
b. Publication of scientific articles in different medical journals.
Usual Services of the department:
a. Teaching of undergraduate medical students of phase II.
Teaching Methods: (i) Lecture classes (ii) Tutorial Classes (iii)
Practical Classes
b. Arranging, Participation and taking assessment
on generic topic.
c. Arranging, Participation and taking assessment on integrated teaching.
d. Conducting 2nd professional examination of
MBBS.
e. Arranging and Participation in different CME.
f. Research on relevant areas of interest related with forensic Medicine.
Special services of the department:
To conduct training of undergraduate medical
students on Medicolegal autopsy at the Mortuary of Chittagong Medical College.
To conduct visit in the court, Thana, OCC, DNA & forensic laboratory.
Contacts: forensicmedicine.cmosh@gmail.com