Evidence Based Forensic Medicine: Roadmap to Enhance Teaching Horizon

Abstract

The primary aim of education is to develop professionals who are capable of doing innovative things and not just repeating past methods blindly. They must go beyond the past generations have done; via evidence-based education which make them creative, inventive, and ready to discoverers, which can be critical and verify, and they must not accept everything they are offered [1]. The innovative way of teaching which is aimed at incorporating skills of gathering and generating evidence, ability to critically appraise, analyze and apply in the right context is named ‘evidence based practice’ (EBP) and incorporation of same principle in all aspects of teaching and learning process to impart the process more perfect is Evidence Based Education System (EBES) [1]. In present context, technology and science has made it possible to access information about researches immediately after publication via internet, much before they find a place in the textbook. Millions of data with flooding of information are available on internet but to choose right one from them is an art of prudent health professional [1,2]. Evidence Based Forensic Medicine (EBFM) is providing platform to create Indian Medical Graduate (IMG) to be competent enough to choose right evidence according to need and develop lifelong learning potential for continuous professional development.