DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC MEDICINE & TOXICOLOGY

Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation’s Medical College had been established at Ahmednagar in 2004 under the great leadership of Late Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (Padmabhushan Awardee).Presently institute has world class infrastructure and providing high quality medical education to students with the constant guidance and support of Hon. Namdar  Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil ,Chairman, Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation, Ahmednagar and Hon. Dr. Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, CEO, Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation, Ahmednagar. The institute is recognized by Medical Council of India, New Delhi and is affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik. 

The department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (FMT) was started in the year 2004 under the guidance of great academician Dr. V. L. Deshpande sir and presently headed by Dr. Vijay B.Patil The department has been gradually upgraded to present status by experienced faculty. First undergraduate batch in 2004 had a capacity of 100 seats and now it is 200 seats. 

Our department is the first department in the state of Maharashtra recognised by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) for Ph.D. course in 2012.   

Our Department motto is “Justice to Innocent Soul”. Forensic Medicine department mainly emphasize on ethical academic activities and Medico legal guidance to UG, PG students, Alumni members, Medical Officers, Police, and Advocates etc. 

Vision

“Excellence in Medicolegal Knowledge and Skills to aid in the administration of Justice and Helping in maintaining law and order”

                                                               

Mission

1.Development of Ethical and Humanistic attitude in INDIAN MEDICAL GRADUATES (IMG) by emphasizing importance of Ethics and Professionalism in medical practice. 

2.To make effort for upgradation of knowledge and skill in Forensic Medicine subject. 

3.Mainly focusing on affective domain of undergraduate student on bioethical aspect of Medical practice. 

4.Identify and define the existing as well as future Medico-legal problems as they emerge in the community and work to resolve such problems by planning, implementing, evaluating and modulating Medico-legal services.

5.To make teaching and learning more pleasant, effective & interesting by using different techniques like Moot-Court and showing Cinema Clips etc.

6.To generate quality research in the subject.