Forensic Medicine

Forensic Medicine Consist of Legal medicine and medical jurisprudence which are closely related and it deals with the application of medical Knowledge to aid in the administration of Justice also the medical aspects of laws and legal responsibilities of the physician. It’s day by day expanding discipline and medical education cannot do away with this specialty. So from the beginning itself the medical students are given theoretical and Practical Knowledge and experience to equip them to deal with the day to day needs in the practice of medicine.

Details of Curriculum for UG Program:

In Accordance with the competency based medical education program of National Medical Council. Curriculum includes medical laws; ethics, theoretical or Practical knowledge about establishing identity, injuries, Forensic Toxicology, Forensic Psychiatry and Various different allied topics

Facilities:

The department is equipped with Lab, Demo rooms, Museum, Skill lab and other facilities for gaining practical Knowledge in the discipline for the students.

Programs conducted by the department:

Department conducted poster competition, moot court in the academic year for the students.

Publications

S.No Faculty Name Publications
1. Dr. Balaram N.A. ,
Professor & Head

1. Balaram, Sethumadhavan A. Pattern of sudden and unexpected natural deaths- a review of autopsy cases from 2012 to 2016.
J Evol Med Dent Sci [Internet]. 2017;6(59):4343–6. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.14260/jemds/2017/939

2. Balaram NA, Saritha SR. Role of menstrual cycle and other predisposing factors in female suicide-an autopsy study.
Indian J Forensic Med Toxicol [Internet]. 2018;12(1):179. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0973- 9130.2018.00036.1

3. N.A Balaram , Dr. Mahatu C.Fathima, Dr. Antony L.Arakkal, Dr. Balavenkata Perumal. Pattern of suicidal deaths a review of autopsy cases in 2015 and 2016. JEMDs. 2017 July 24;

4. N.A. Balaram Dr. Parthas Arathy K.S. A study on finger print pattern of right hand of medical students. JEMDS. 2017 July;

2 Dr.Muthamizh selvan, Associate professor

1. Janarthanan R, Muthamizh selvan .
Estimation of stature from Footprint length Vol.20 N0. 3(2020): Medicolegal update

2. Joe David Anton, Muthamizh selvan.
Demographic profiling on Chieloscopy and ABO grouping. JFMT

3. Dr.S.Prasanth Kumaran1, Dr.Muthamizh Selvan2, Dr.Suresh Kumar Karthikean3 Dr.P.VinodKumar4,Dr.R.Janarthanan5, Dr.Janani Adiaman6Dr.Vedanayagam T7 Demographic profile of Violent Asphyxial deaths in JSS Medical College, Mysuru – Five yearretrospective study No7057/IJFMT/2024

Article submitted but not yet published (Dr.Muthamizh selvan)

Fatal craniocerebral injuries among two wheeler accidents: A one year Postmortem Analysis in a Tertiary Hospital of South

Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. N A Balaram - MD.,

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