Medico-Legal Update

This study was conducted to assess the impact of small group teaching in Forensic medicine among the second phase students. Didactic lectures play an important role as a method of student instruction in Forensic medicine in India. The interactive sessions are gaining lot of importance in aiding students to assimilate & retain knowledge. An attempt has been made to analyze these to teaching types in a small group of 18 students. Didactic lectures are a useful method not only to improve students’ cognitive knowledge, but also help to assess their performance in the University theory examination. Interactive sessions help to develop self-motivation, deep learning, and are of great help in sharpening psychomotor & communication skills by active learning. A judicious blend of both methods is essence of effective teaching undergraduate students to enable them to excel.