Forensic medicine deals with the application of medical knowledge to legal questions.

The department aims to teach the general principles, identification, analysis, treatment and laws related to the fields of forensic medicine and toxicology.

The Department focuses on providing the undergraduate students an overview of medico legal aspects of health sciences, various components of toxicology and medical ethics. The importance of medical ethics, duties and obligations of medical practioner, professional misconduct and negligence are taught to the students.

These objectives will be covered using theory lectures, small group discussions, clinical case discussions, problem based learning, and e-learning. The teaching methods will be learner centered, with specific learning objectives for each topic delivered to the students based on the Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) provided by the National Medical Council (NMC).