Forensic Medicine

Department of Forensic Medicine

Introduction:

ACPM Medical College and the Department of Forensic Medicine came into existence in the year 1989. It is one of the important department of college as it handles the medicolegal issues. The department is mainly involved in teaching the second M.B.B.S students in the subject of Forensic Medicine. It also involve in teaching & training of postgraduate students from other disciplines with respect to medicolegal aspect of Medicine. The department play key role in scientific research. For intern students medicolegal training is conducted from time to time. The department play pivotal role inconduction of medicoliegal work of hospital smoothly by constant monitoring, training of hospital staff and timely advise is given as per the need.

Apart from teaching and research activities, the department also serves the community by conducting medicolegaltraining programmes for medical officers from rural areas. Advise is also given to the law enforcement agencies in any medicolegal matter.

Our motto is not only to provide the above mentioned services but to exceed expectations of students, healthcare providers and police department. The glorious history31 of years which were devoted to the betterment of students, health care workers & police force and was duly appreciated by the community many times.

Vision

The department has following vision:
“Aid the justice through Scientific Knowledge”.

Mission statement

• Provide excellent training to future doctors & medical practitioner on medico-legal aspect of Medicine with emphasis on medico-legal examination, sample collection, preservation & dispatch & Medical & Medico-legal documentation
. • To generate huge & meaningful research data in medico-legal aspect for future reference.
• Train the law enforcement agencies on investigation of medico-legal deaths with emphasis on collection & preservation of evidence & make them aware about newer techniques in medico-legal investigation.

Objective

• Develop the competent undergraduate & postgraduate doctors having deep knowledge of law in relation to practice of Medicine and also able to handle all types of medico-legal issues precisely and help the judiciary & law enforcement agencies for disbursement of justice.
• Improve the professional skills of the law enforcement agencies in criminal investigations.
• Increase the awareness among the medical practitioners about Medical Jurisprudence.

Programmes Offered
M.B.B.S. II Phase
Facilities

The department is well structured and equipped for effective learning of the Undergraduate students.
Lecture halls: The department has threemain lecture halls of the college available for UG teaching.
Demonstration room: The department has a adequately spacious demonstration room fitted with overhead projector &necessary audiovisual aids. It is utilized for conduction of tutorials and seminars.
Laboratory: There is a well equipped laboratory as per the curricula for Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses. The department has a fully functional laboratory which offers the facility to conduct tests which are essential in forensic investigations as well as for academic and research purpose.
Departmental Library cum Seminar Room:There is a well-furnished Seminar cum Library. The library is updated with books of basic subject.
Museum: The departmental museum is well planned and stocked. Numerous specimen, bones, skaigrams, photographs, weapons, models, charts, poisons, etc are on display.

Faculties

Sr. No.

List of Faculties

Designation

Date of Joining

1

Dr. Vijay B. Patil

Professor & Dean

23/10/2019

2

Dr. Vikrant S. Kalokhe

Associate Professor & HOD

01/11/2019

3

Dr. Beena S. Jain

Tutor

01/09/2014

4

Dr. Sangita S. Agrawal

Tutor

15/07/2015

5

Dr. Rajashree P. Bachav

Tutor

01/12/2018



• Departmental Library cum Seminar Room:

There is a well stocked departmental library cum seminar room which is utilized by the staff and students. The departmental activities like Seminars, Journal club, Case discussion are regularly conducted here.

Following materials are available in the library:
1. Books-119
2. Journals: National-30 & International-2
3. UG Question bank
Publication

International Publications

Sr. No.

First Author

Co Author

Title of the paper

Name of Journal

Volume

Page No.

Year

1

Dr. Vijay Patil

Dr. SandeepKadu

Postpartum Hemorrhagic Death Due To Retained Placenta In Uterus

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & pathology

Vol-4, no- 4

179

Dec.
2011

2

Dr. SandeepKadu

Dr. Vijay Patil

Forensic Radiology In India: Current Trends

Indian Journal Basic & Applied Medical Research

Vol-1, Issue2,

148

March 2012

3

Dr. Kathe Dinesh

Dr. Vijay Patil

Study of Fingerprint Patterns In Myocardial Infarction

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & pathology

Vol -5, no-1

23

March 2012

4

Dr. BhusariPrashant

Dr. Vijay Patil

Foetal Age  Estimation  By
 Using  First  Trimester Gestational Parameter  And  To Derive Regression Equation And Also To Demonstrate Correlation Between Parameters

Indian Journal Basic &Applied Medical Research

Vol- 2,no 2

172

July 2012

5

Dr. Karan Khairnar

Dr. Vijay Patil

Study of Fingertip Patterns In Hands Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients

Medico legal Update

Vol-2,issue-5

 

Aug. 2012

6

 

 

Indian Childhood Cirrhosis- A Case Report

International Journal of Health Sciences & Research

Vol-2,issue-5

 

Aug. 2012

7

Dr. Vikrant Kalokhe

Dr. R.S. Bangal

Profile of Fatal Craniocerebral Injuries

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & pathology

Vol-9, no3

179

July 2016

8

Dr. Vikrant Kalokhe

Dr. Vijay Patil

Pattern of Skull Fractures in Fatal Craniocerebral Injury Cases

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & pathology

Vol-10, no2

129

April 2017

National Publications


Sr. No.

First Author

Co Author

Title of the paper

Name of Journal

Volume

Page No.

Year

1

Dr. Vijay Patil

Dr. Vasant Pawar

Medical Practice & Related Insurance

Journal of Indian Medical Association

Vol-110, no-03

181

March
2012

2

Dr. Ajay Shendarkar

Dr. Vijay Patil

A study of stressors in Medical College students (Hostilities) in Northern Maharashtra

Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine

Vol-35,issue-3

227

Sept.
2013

Regional Publications


Sr. No.

First Author

Co Author

Title of the paper

Name of Journal

Volume

Page No.

Year

1

Dr. Vijay Patil

Dr. Mahajan S.V.

Hanging Vs Strangulation A Comparative Study

Journal of Forensic
Medicine,
Science & Law

Vol- 20, no -2

2

Dec. 2011

Museum

The department boasts of an impressive Museum of more than 150 sq. m. displaying specimens of bones, weapons, poisons, X-rays, photographs, models and charts for educating students and other visitors.
Bones-800
Wet mounted specimen-24
Skiagram-26
Weapons-144
Photographs-81
Poisons-183
Charts-41
Models-105
There are 10 copies of catalogues for the students in which detailed description of museum articles has been mentioned.

Research

The Departmental faculty has to its credit of having accomplished successfully 11research projects of great forensic significance, 8 of which have been published in International, 1 in regional and2 in National scientific journals. The departmental faculty regularly guides students for research projects. The department also encourages research collaborations with other institutions.
Faculty of the department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, ACPM Medical College, Dhule is actively involved in research. Proposed research projects are given below.
1. Analysis of medicolegal cases admitted in ACPM medical college- retrospective study.
2. Age estimation by dental study.

Honorary/ Awards/ Achievements

Sr. No.

Name of Staff

Designation

Award/ Felicitation

Topic

Agency

Date of award

1

Dr. Vijay Patil

Professor & Dean

Felicitation

Pravara Forensicon 2019 Conference

Medicolegal Association of Maharashtra

13th October 2019

2

Dr. Vijay Patil

Professor & Dean

Felicitation

De addiction

Rural Medical College, Loni (M.S.)

2019

 

Conferences attended

Sr. No.

Name of event

Level

Name of the participant

Date

Venue

1

Pravara Forensicon 2019

State

Dr. Vijay Patil

12-13 October 2019

Loni, Maharashtra

2

Forensicon 2015

State

Dr. Vikrant Kalokhe

13-15 February

Aurangabad
Maharashtra

3

Forensic Medicon 2012

National

Dr. Vikrant Kalokhe

13-15 February

Raipur Chhattisgarh

4

SionForensicon 2012

State

Dr. Vijay Patil

30th Sept.-1st Oct.

Sion, Mumbai

5

State Forensicon 2011

State

Dr. Vijay Patil

20-21August 2011

Loni, Maharashtra

6

State Forensicon 2011

State

Dr. Vikrant Kalokhe

20-21August 2011

Loni, Maharashtra