背景法医学(FM)是印度医学的核心专业之一,它是医学科学和印度司法系统之间的桥梁。尽管FM专家在处理法务案件中起着至关重要的作用,印度的调频专家赤字越来越大。这可能是由于各州的研究生(PG)席位不足以及FM中PG席位的使用率较低。进行这项研究是为了探讨PG席位的现状以及印度各州的法医学毒理学(FMT)/FM指数。方法论在这项横断面研究中,在国家医学委员会的官方网站上搜索了FMT/FM中PG数量的数据以及在FMT/FM中提供PG课程的机构。截至2023年11月在网站上提供的数据已合并。FMT/FM指数是在国家和州一级计算的,各州根据国家FMT/FM指数进行评级。结果全国FMT/FMPG学员指数为0.054。考虑到这一点作为参考值,FMT/FMPG培训生指数的评级为最高(1.159至0.308),高于全国(0.054但低于0.308),低于国家(0.054但高于0.00),和零。在所有州和联邦领土中,安达曼&尼科巴,阿鲁纳恰尔邦,Dadra和NagarHaveli,查谟和克什米尔,Lakshadweep,米佐拉姆,那加兰,锡金,由于FMT/FM无法获得任何PG席位,拉达克的FMT/FMPG指数为零。总的来说,20个州的FMT/FMPG指数高于以Pondicherry为首的印度FMT/FMPG指数(1.159),其次是昌迪加尔(0.429)和果阿(0.308)。结论在几个州,PG席位严重不足,这更有可能影响这些州未来的司法交付。这项研究有一些局限性,因为我们没有探索这些PG席位在不同州的实际摄入量。我们预计由于需求低迷等因素,PG座位的摄入量会减少,就业机会少,和金钱收益。然而,这需要在今后的研究中进一步探索。
Background Forensic Medicine (FM) is one of the core specialties of medicine in India, which serves as a bridge between medical science and India\'s justice delivery systems. Although FM experts play a crucial role in handling medicolegal cases, there is an increasing deficit of FM experts in India. This may be due to the inadequate postgraduate (PG) seats across the states and the low uptake of PG seats in FM. This study was conducted to explore the current status of PG seats along with the Forensic Medicine Toxicology (FMT)/FM index across Indian states. Methodology In this cross-sectional study, data on the number of PGs in FMT/FM and the institutes offering PG courses in FMT/FM were searched on the official website of the National Medical Commission. The data available on the website until November 2023 were incorporated. The FMT/FM index was calculated at the national and state levels, and the states were graded based on the national FMT/FM index. Results The national FMT/FM PG trainee index was 0.054. Considering this as the reference value, grading of the FMT/FM PG trainee index was done as the highest (1.159 to 0.308), higher than the nation (0.054 but less than 0.308), lower than the nation (0.054 but higher than 0.00), and zero. Among all the states and union territories, Andaman & Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Jammu & Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Ladakh had zero FMT/FM PG index due to non-availability of any PG seats for FMT/FM. In total, 20 states had an FMT/FM PG index higher than India\'s FMT/FM PG index headed by Pondicherry (1.159), followed by Chandigarh (0.429) and Goa (0.308). Conclusions PG seats were highly deficient in several states, which is more likely to affect justice delivery in the future across these states. This study has a few limitations, as we did not explore the actual intake of these PG seats across different states. We anticipate a lower intake of PG seats due to factors such as low demand, fewer job opportunities, and monetary gain. However, this needs further exploration in future studies.