All about MMST @ IIT-KGP , Ft. Dr. Lokesh Rajagopal(aka Dr.Loki). - a podcast by hara prasad mishra

This podcast is all about MMST (Master in Medical Science and technology) Programme of IIT, Kharagpur, India. Post MBBS a lot of graduates are interested in exploring technology driven medical career, this course is somewhat in that direction. Dr.Hara prasad speaks to one of his friends DrLokesh about this course and tries to dissect the whole course.

Dr Lokesh Rajagopal(aka Dr.Loki) from Tamil Nadu finished his MBBS in 2015. Post that he has couple of years of clinical experience as a resident doctor before joining MMST programme at IIT-KHARAGPUR.

In case you want to connect with him, reachout via linkedin. LINKEDIN ID of Dr.LOKI - https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlokeshrajagopal.

The MMST program offered by the School is the only comprehensive physician-scientist training program in India which aims to bridge the gap that has historically separated biological sciences from engineering and physical sciences.

The major benefit of this course is that it creates well equipped and highly skilled medical professionals who are capable of handling advanced technology in the field of medical sciences. It provides training for state-of-the-art medical research in frontier areas of Medical Imaging, Molecular Imaging and Image Analysis, Biomaterials and Implants, Biophysics, Medical Statistics, Telemedicine, Biomedical Instrumentation, Early Detection of Cancer, Immuno-technology, and the like. The MMST program is unique in the way that its the only comprehensive physician-scientist training program in India which aims to bridge the gap between biological sciences, engineering and physical sciences. An assistantship of Rs.25, 000/ per month is given to all the eligible students.

The admission to MMST Programme is offered to  students each year on the basis of an entrance examination conducted all over the country.  As the School of Medical Sciences and Technology IIT Kharagpur has collaboration with top hospitals and research centers all over the country, it is an added advantage for the students associated with the institute.

Some of the areas identified for teaching and R&D activities of the School are:

• Medical Imaging & Image Analysis


• Telemedicine & Tele Surgery


• Reproductive Health


• Healthcare Information Management System


• Preventive & Promotive Health Care System


• Bio-markers and their application in Oncology


• Tissue Engineering


• BioMaterials


• Bio - MEMS in Medicine


• Bio -MEMS & Sensors


• Wound Healing Research


• Herbal Medicine


• Instrumentation, Rehabilitation Engineering

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