Welcome To

Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology RMU

    The Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology was established in Rawalpindi Medical College in 1976. In the early days of the establishment there was no full-time Head of Department, however, the District Health Officers (DHO) Rawalpindi were performing their additional duties to supervise the academic activities.


    In 1991 Dr. Mian Abdur Rasheed, the then Assistant Professor of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, performed the duty as 1st regular Head of Department.
Dr. Romana Malik Associate Professor was appointed HOD of the department on 1st April 2023.
In addition to academic teachings and practical skills of the subject at DHQ Hospital RWP, the department is also performing its highly recommendable role regarding postgraduate training with reference to Medico legal & Postmortem Examinations as per direction of apex court and higher authority to DMLOs and MOs/WMOs of District Health Authorities of Rawalpindi, Jhelum Attock and Chakwal.

Dr romana malik

Dr Romana Malik

Head of Department
Vision
The vision of Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology is to provide relevant professional knowledge, skills and ethical values to medical students to enable them to apply their professional skills in provision of justice
Mission
To have a good command over the subject of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology to prepare comprehensive Autopsy / Medico legal certificates with the help of application of principles of medical knowledge in the court of law for furthering of justice.

Our Team

SrNameDesignationQualification
1Dr. Romana MalikAssociate Professor MBBS, DMJ
2Dr. Filza Ali Assistant ProfessorMBBS, DMJ
3Dr. Shahrukh APWMOMBBS
4Dr. Shahida Bashir APWMOMBBS, MCPS(Gynae)
5Dr. Naila BatoolAPWMOMBBS
6Dr. Gulzaib PervaizAPWMOMBBS
7Dr. Syeda Fatima RizviAPWMOMBBS, Mphil (Microbiology)
8Dr. Urooj ShahDemonstratorMBBS
9Dr. Roohina SaeedDemonstratorMBBS

Academic Programs

Undergraduate Programs

Postgraduate Programs

List of Events

  1. The HOD of the department is working as member of Provincial Medico legal Board.
  2. The HOD of the department is working as member of District Medico legal Board.
  3. The department is extending expert opinions related to Medico legal and postmortem cases as and when required in Rawalpindi division.
  4. Development of new Logbook for undergraduates.
  5. Development of New Practical Notebook for undergraduates.