IIIT Hyderabad Launches An Online Course AI For Medical Professionals
Hyderabad: The International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT H) launched an online course on “AI for Medical Professionals” in collaboration with the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, and IHub-Data.
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The 12-week online orientation course on AI for Medical Professionals will equip medical professionals with the requisite skills needed to understand, evaluate, and apply AI technologies in clinical settings, improving patient care and operational efficiency. It covers both theory and tutorials covering the basics of AI, machine learning, deep learning, and case studies on clinical applications involving screening, diagnosis, prognosis, and patient management. Participants will also explore ethical and governance issues using AI tools and techniques. Delivered through video lectures, weekly contact sessions, and case studies, the course includes quizzes, assignments, and assessments, leading to certification upon completion. Around 200 medical professionals which include senior faculty/research members from premier medical institutions with postgraduate degrees across 41 specialties spread over 24 states and 56 cities across the country are participating in the program. Eminent faculty mentors from IIITH and NAMS are involved in delivering this course.
Prof Abhay Karandikar, Secretary of DST, Dr Shiv Kumar Sarin, President of NAMS, and Prof P J Narayanan, Director of IIIT Hyderabad launched this first-of-its-kind course virtually.
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At the virtual inauguration, Prof P J Narayanan, Director of IIIT Hyderabad said, “IIITH is proud to partner with NAMS on this initiative. As the top-ranking institute in AI research in India, we feel it’s imperative to share our expertise in making AI more accessible to the medical fraternity, providing useful and rare AI insights to medical professionals to enhance their judgments and diagnosis and in modern drug discovery.”
Prof Shiv Kumar Sarin, President of NAMS said, “This AI course will enable medical professionals to understand and use transformative technologies like AI in diagnosis and treatment of patients. Medicine is both an art and a science, the competencies of doctors and engineers can be pooled to develop AI-supported medical solutions. I am sure over some time such a program will become an integral part of the medical curriculum and medical students will be able to understand and use AI technologies in healthcare”.
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Commending the course, Dr Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, said, “We need supportive technologies like AI to help doctors extend healthcare to a larger population, especially in rural areas. Engineers and doctors must work together to ensure solutions that will benefit society. This course is a step in the right direction.”
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