Vinayaka Missions Medical College is situated in the picturesque views of Bay of Bengal. This institution was established in the year 1996 by our Former Chairman, (Late) Dr.A.Shanmugasundaram, a noble Philanthropist and Educationist of extraordinary vision in the field of education who is the founder of Vinayaka Missions University belonging to the Thirumuruga Kirupananda Variyar Thavathiru Sundara Swamigal Medical Educational & Charitable Trust.
The department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology is well equipped with spacious laboratory and demonstration hall. There are 32 microscopes for students use for doing slide preparation and examination and 60 wet specimens. Osteological unit with bone sets, museum for weapons, snakes and toxicological specimens along with fetuses and radiological examination unit for X-ray viewing for age estimation are also available.
There is a full fledged library. Mortuary for medio legal cases has freezers. Conferences, CME and Research activities are regularly been carried out.