AIIMS Jodhpur, IIT Jodhpur collaborated to offer joint programme in medical technologies

AIIMS Jodhpur and IIT Jodhpur has collaborated to offer masters, dual degree course in medical technologies in the field of innovation in health-care services. 

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jodhpur has tied up with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur to begin a joint programme in medical technologies. The AIIMS Jodhpur and IIT Jodhpur collaborated course will offer masters, dual degree (masters and PhD) programme in Medical Technologies in the field of innovation in health-care services. The programme aims to produce “deep-tech innovators in the field of medical technologies”.
"The programme will provide opportunities to assimilate the cutting-edge knowledge in the domain of medical and technological science and address the current and future challenges in the global problems of healthcare sectors. The program, according to the statement, will primarily encourage the health-techno innovators to initiate a startup and venture into entrepreneurship. “This program will give a boost to 'Make In INDIA Initiative of Govt of India,” the IIT Jodhpur said in a statement.

The course offered by AIIMS and IIT Jodhpur aim to create an opportunity for students to learn and work under the joint guidance of faculty members from both of these premier institutes. The faculty members of  AIIMS Jodhpur and IIT Jodhpur will help students enhance their knowledge in areas of healthcare technologies including bio-device development, imaging-based diagnostics, deep-tech solutions, and telemedicine.