There is growing public awareness regarding the ethical conduct of medical practitioners and complaints against physicians appear to be increasing. Changing doctor-patient relationship and commercialization of modern medical practice has affected medical practice. Objective: To assess the knowledge and attitudes towards medical ethics among doctors in a Teaching Medical College, Hospital. Study design: Observational descriptive study. Material and methods: A self-administered structured questionnaire was distributed to all doctors in a Teaching Medical College, Hospital, a total 110 practitioners of various clinical departments participated. Result: 90% of the total participants were well aware about medico legal cases. All the participants doing ethical practice out of them 12% practice as per the demand of the situation. Dichotomy should not be a part of medical practice expressed by 88% of participants. Awareness regarding MCI code of medical ethics 2002 shown by 52% of respondents and 57% knows the role of ethical committee in their institute. Majority, 88% of them expressed that 15 days duty in the department of Forensic Medicine should be mandatory during internship to handle the medicolegal cases properly.

Key Words: Medical Ethics; Medico Legal Cases; Medical negligence