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Meet our team of highly qualified doctors across multiple specialties, committed to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care with the latest medical advancements.
About Us
The Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology started functioning in year 1980 with the establishment of Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences. The primary objective of the department is to impart the legal knowledge through teaching and training of undergraduate as well as postgraduate medical students. The Department of Forensic Medicine is currently providing training in subject specialty of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology to Undergraduate students in 2nd& 3rd year MBBS and also for Postgraduate students. MD in forensic medicine was started in the year 2002. We have Four seats per year recognized by NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION. Many postgraduate students who have successfully completed their MD degree from KIMS are currently working in different medical colleges across India and foreign countries. Postgraduates are regularly trained in conducting medico-legal work, deposing evidence in various courts, teaching learning methods, research activities etc.
Facilities
The department has modern amenities with well-planned and furnished faculty rooms and office equipped with computerswith Wi-Fi internet facility for the teaching and non-teaching faculty members. Demonstration Room There are two demonstration/seminar rooms equipped with writing pad folding study chairs,LCD projectors, overhead projector, slide projector, television and other audio-visual aids which can comfortably accommodate about 75 students each. Laboratory/Practical hall: Equipped with revolving stools, x-ray view boxes, microscopes, space for bone examination, charts, models etc. Museum: Well-organized museum filled with various models, specimen, weapons, toxicological specimens, human skeletons, bones, charts& photographs to help students develop interest in this subject. Departmental Library: A well-equipped full time operational departmental library is functioning in the department catering to the needs of faculty and students for study/reference purpose with a seating capacity of 16. It has various journals with more than 400 books of Indian and foreign authors. Research laboratory: An operational ultramodern research lab with all required equipment & instruments dealing with Forensic Anthropometry, Forensic Serology, Histopathology etc. to conduct various scientific researches for both undergraduate and post graduate students. It is well equipped with advanced sophisticated video/photographic gadgets. MEDICOLEGAL WORK The department was accorded the permission to perform medico-legal work from the Government of Karnataka in the year 1993 and was one of the first few private medical colleges in the country to take up the responsibility of medico legal work. Since then it is providing service to society and investigating authority by performing medico legal work concerned with 23 police stations of city of South Bangalore. The medico legal work will be conducted at Mortuary block which is situated at KIMS hospital campus. A well experienced, trained and qualified team of experts are conducting medico legal work. The Mortuary has three autopsy tables with necessary postmortem instruments. The department is conducting around 900 medico legal cases per year concerned with south Bangalore. The cold storage facility is available to preserve ten dead bodies. It has a gallery for students to witness postmortem examination, rooms for clinical forensic medicine case examination, faculty rooms, police inquest room, waiting hall, records room, office and a library.
Our Faculty
