Courses

Undergraduate Course: MBBS

Postgraduate Course: M.S. Otorhinolaryngology

Teaching Faculty

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Facilities

Teaching Facility:

Facilities available for teaching are:

• 4 lecture theatres with a capacity of 300 students, well-equipped with audio-visual aids.
• 3 demonstration rooms: 2 with a capacity of 50 students and 1 with a capacity of 25 students, well-equipped with audio-visual aids.
• Practical hall with a capacity of 90 students, also well-equipped with the instruments and equipment required as per MCI guidelines.

Autopsy Block:

The department has its own autopsy block near the hospital in a separate structure to conduct medico-legal post-mortems. These can be witnessed by students from a gallery in the autopsy room. The autopsy block is well-equipped with:

• Autopsy Dissection Table with running water facility
• Autopsy Examination Instrument Set
• Bone Cutting Oscillating Saw
• Microscope (student-type)
• Binocular Microscope
• Dead Body Weighing Machine
• Anthropometric Set
• Refrigerator
• Deep Freezer
• Cold Storage for keeping bodies
• Almira and Bookshelf
• Baby Weighing Machine
• Organ Weighing Machine

Medico-Legal Services:

The department provides medico-legal services in the emergency department for all types of medico-legal cases.

Departmental Library

The Department Library offers separate reading facilities for faculty and students, featuring the latest edition textbooks and current National & International journals. It serves as a valuable resource for both teaching and research activities.

Departmental Research Lab

The Departmental Research Lab is well-equipped with advanced research facilities, including computers, printers, and internet services. It houses a wide array of instruments and equipment essential for conducting cutting-edge research in Forensic Medicine.

Well Equipped With:

• Autoclave Electric
• Autopipettes
• Balance Micro
• Balance Semi Micro
• Binocular Research Microscope
• Bottle Dispenser
• Centrifuge
• Chromatography Chamber
• Colorimeter
• Constant Temperature Water Bath
• Dessicator Large Size
• Dessicator Small Size
• Distillation Apparatus (All Glass)
• Electrophoresis with Power Pack
• Flame Photometer
• Homogeniser
• Hot Air Oven
• Incubator
• Magnetic Stirrer
• PH Meter
• Spectrophotometer
• Stopwatch Digital
• Thermometer
• UV Lamp
• Vortex Mixer
• Refrigerator

Other Labs

• Students practical laboratory
• Central research laboratory

Museum

The department maintains a well-equipped museum with specimens, charts, and graphs. It features an established photographic section and an art section, providing valuable resources for educational and research purposes. The museum includes:

• Medico-Legal Specimens: 70
• Charts: 106
• Prototype Firearms: 15
• Slides: 30
• Poisons: 100
• Photographs: 178
• Catalogues: 15

Participation in National Programs, such as the National Program for Prevention and Control of Deafness (NPPCD), is also highlighted.

Important Equipment

• Balance, Single Pair for Weighing Foetus (1)
• Weighing Machine for Weighing Dead Bodies (1)
• Folding Metal Scale to Measure up to 7 ft. (1)
• Weighing Machine for Organ (2)
• Steel Tape Roll (2)
• Autopsy Table (2)
• Styker Autopsy Saw, with Accessories (3)
• Hacksaw (4)
• Dissection Sets (consisting of cartilage knife, bone cutting forceps, scissors, straight and curved Enterotome Scalpels, knives with spare blades, probe metal scale graduated in cms, etc.) (4)
• Rib Shears, Right and Left (4)
• Viscerotome with Attachment for Illumination (Battery Operated) (1)
• X-ray View Box One in Four (3)
• View Box Two in One (2)
• Brain Knife (8)
• Cold Storage for Keeping Dead Bodies (1)
• Deep Freezer for Keeping Tissues (1)

Highlights & Activities

Research Work:

Our department is actively involved in various research projects aimed at advancing forensic medicine and improving medico-legal services. We encourage faculty and students to participate in research activities and contribute to the field through innovative studies and publications.

Events & News:

Stay updated with the latest events, seminars, workshops, and news related to the Department of Forensic Medicine.

Publication List:

• Paliwal S, Jain AK. "Estimation of stature using footprint length - A prospective observational study." Int Journal Of Life Sciences, Biotechnology And Pharma Research Vol.12, No.2, April-June 2023, 2719-2721.
• Paliwal S, Jain A, Parashar R. "Estimation of stature from hand length of an individual in central India population." IP International Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicological Sciences 2020;5(4):1-3.
• Khilji S, Jain A, Kurveti Verma P, Baraw R. "Suicidal Pattern of Decapitation Injury and Associated Limb Injury in Railway Track Traumas: A Case Series." International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine. 2022;12(3):1-8.
• Rinkal Chaudhary, Manish Shandilya, Sahajad Khilji, Kamlesh Kaitholia. "Modified Differential Extraction Protocol for the Identification of Suspect: A case of Sexual Assault." Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, 46(2), 297-300. https://doi.org/10.48165/jiafm.2024.46.2.21
• "Khilji, S., Nigam, M., & Nigam, K. (2024). Variation in Resource Supply of Mortuary for Autopsy at Tertiary Care Center - A Nation-Wide Survey." Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, 46(1), 35-38. https://doi.org/10.48165/jiafm.2024.46.1.9
• Khilji, S., Verma, P., Patel, D., & Chouksey, V. "Analysis of Injury Patterns in Railway Track Death and their correlation with Manner of Death in the Bhopal Region - An Autopsy Based Study." Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, 46(1), 43-48.
• Drishti Patel, Ashish Jain, Sahajad Khilji, Vivek Chouksey. "Study of Suicide Cases in Bhopal Region: An Autopsy Based Study." Accepted in JIAFM on 30/11/2023, Ref no. JIAFM-23-1-116A.
• Sharma Lokesh, Thakur P S, Tomar Jitendra S, Sahu Sweekriti, Baveja Vishal S. "Demographic Profile of Deaths Due to Burn in Central India (Indore) Region: An Autopsy-Based Prospective Study." Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. Year: 2023, Volume: 40, Issue: 1, Page No. 84-88.
• A.K. Vishwakarma, Thakur Paudel, B.K. Singh, Sweekriti Sahu. "An Autopsy-Based 5-Year Retrospective Study of Deaths Due to Snakebite in Central India Region Madhya Pradesh." January 2020. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. Vol. 37(2):72-76.
• Khan FA, Jain AK, Varshney R, Pithawala A. "Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy as a Pre-operative Evaluation Tool in Patients with Sino-Nasal Diseases at a Tertiary Care Centre in Central India." Volume-12, No.2 - 08 April-2023, ISSN No. 2250-3137.
• Pithawala A, Jain AK, Varshney R, Khan FA. "Otoendoscopy as a Pre-operative Assessment Tool in Tympanoplasty at a Tertiary Care Centre in Central India." Volume-12, No.2 – 19 March 2023.