Annapoorana Medical College and Hospitals

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Forensic Medicine was started in the year 2010. It is located in the first floor of the college building. The department has modern amenities with well-planned and furnished faculty rooms,

Laboratories and facilities

Student’s Laboratory is spacious with all the facilities are as per the norms of the MCI. Students have access to X-ray lobbies and microscopes for examination of forensic trace evidences.

The laboratory has

1. A stock of X-ray images- of individuals of various age group, which are used to teach the students about estimation of age from ossification centres.
2. Has adequate mandibles- of individuals of various age group, which are used to teach age estimation by dentition
3. Has a large collection of bones to teach students- regarding identification of a person by examining cluster of bones

Museum:

The Departmental museum had a good collection of

1. Weapons of assault
2. Prototype firearms and cartridges
3. Toxicological specimens -plants and seeds, chemical, pharmacological drugs, physical irritants etc.
4. Different types of well preserved snakes
5. Wet specimen- both pathological and medico-legal
6. Photographs- of injuries, postmortem changes, etc
7. Charts- depicting various aspects of forensic medicine
8. Models- depicting various aspects of forensic medicine
9. Catalogues

Mortuary

Mortuary is located behind the college building with separate road access for transporting dead bodies. It has

1. Separate entry and exit for transporting bodies
2. Well maintained cold storage,
3. Well lit and ventilated autopsy room, autopsy tables with continuous water supply, gallery for students to view autopsy, water and drainage facilities, exhaust fans and fly proof mesh for windows
4. Well furnished faculty room, non-teaching room, office, Reception area with seating facilities, inquest room, patient waiting room and viscera packing room
5. Equipments for performing autopsy as per MCI norms.

Departmental library

 Have adequate latest books and journals of forensic medicine and other allied subjects as per MCI norms

Research Laboratory

Equipped with instruments as per MCI norms

Demonstration Room

Two in number, each having seating facility to accomodate 75 students each with all the required audio-visual aids required for teaching.

COURSES HANDLED

MBBS – II YEAR AND III YEAR PHASE I

AFFILIATED UNIVERSITY

The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai.

ACADEMIC CURRICULUM

The undergraduate students are trained in the areas of Forensic pathology, Medical jurisprudence, legal aspects in relation to medicine, sexual jurisprudence, forensic psychiatry, toxicology as per UG curriculum prescribed by MCI and now with the implementation of new curriculum based on GMR 2019, CBME, Students will be trained and assessed as per competencies.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Academic activities include Interactive lectures, Practical classes, demonstrations,  small group discussions with presentations, periodic seminars, symposiums, tutorials, video demonstrations and role plays by students to teach attitude and communication skills. Also students are encouraged to undertake research activities.

RESEARCH CONDUCTED AT AMCH

• Pattern of injuries in non-fatal victims of two wheeler accidents at Salem, Tamilnadu- a cross-sectional study-2015
• Hidden facts of Peri-operative deaths in ASA-Class I and ASA-Class II patients- a cross-sectional study-2014
• Estimation of Stature from Length of Thumb in Salem Population- 2019

ONGOING PROJECTS

• Relationship between specific fingerprints patterns with social behavior of medical students- a qualitative study
• Profile of a deadly poison- Paraquat
• Current trends of poisoning in tertiary care hospitals located in rural area of Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.

PUBLICATIONS BY THE FACULTY:

• Vijaya Kumari N. (2014). Hidden facts of Peri-operative deaths in ASA-Class I and ASA-Class II patients- a cross-sectional study. IJFMT , 8 (2), July-Dec issue,  117-120
• Vijaya Kumari N. (2015). Pattern of injuries in non-fatal victims of two wheeler accidents at Salem, Tamilnadu- a cross-sectional study. IJFMT , 9 (1), Jan-June issue, 131-134
• Vijaya Kumari N. (2019). Estimation of Stature from Length of Thumb in Salem Population. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, Vol 12 No.2 Apr-Jun , 142-146

CME/WORKSHOPS:

The faculties of our department are actively involved in Ethical Committee, Medical Education and Enquiry Committee of our Institutition.