Evaluation of Perception of II Year MBBS Students Regarding A Clinical Forensic Medicine Module in a Tertiary Care Centre

Background: Besides providing treatment to patients in medico legal cases, a competent medical practitioner\r\nis legally bound to collect all necessary evidence material from the body of patients which may help in the\r\ninvestigation of the crime and to aid in the court of law towards justice. In India, the current practice of\r\ntheoretical teaching of students in Forensic Medicine towards handling medicolegal cases is not enough to\r\ndeliver clinical skills effectively in handling medico-legal cases.\r\nAims \u0026 Objectives: This study was undertaken with objectives to evaluate students perception on Clinical\r\nForensic Medicine and impart them a hands on training towards handling antemortem medico legal cases.\r\nMaterial \u0026 Method: It was an educational interventional study, including 125 second MBBS undergraduate\r\nstudents. At the end of module, the students’ responses towards educational project on Clinical Forensic\r\nMedicine were collected in the form of a pre-validated questionnaire template.\r\nResults \u0026 Conclusion: About 52 % students responded as agreed and 29 % strongly agreed with the\r\nquestionnaires at the end of this module. Students favoured Clinical Forensic Medicine Module as an\r\neffective teaching/learning method to learn on the basics of handling medico legal cases.