To undertake collaborative research in healthcare
The National Institute of Technology – Calicut (NIT-C) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dr Moopen’s Medical College (DMMC), Wayanad, on May 16, 2022, to initiate collaborative work in the field of research, faculty/student exchange and development of methodologies in joint teaching and learning.
The objective of the collaboration is to stimulate quality education and training to conduct research, undertake multicentric trials of research projects and promote inter-institutional cooperation. The MoU between NITC and DMMC was signed by Dr PS Sathidevi, Deputy Director, NITC, and Dr Gopakumaran Kartha, Dean, DMMC. The agreement emphasises fulfilling the unmet clinical needs with technology, the development of biodevices in a cost-effective way using the Make in India project and exploring the scope of application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the creation of various diagnostic and therapeutic tools. The agreement also envisaged the utilisation of biotechnology, bio-informatics, and bio-materials in the field of the health care system.
Dr Azad Moopen, Founder Chairman and Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare said, “India is on the cusp of a major technological revolution which will impact the healthcare industry significantly. Exposure to modern technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, IoT, Metaverse etc is important for future doctors and engineers. When you look around, many of the treatment advances like the MRI, CT scan, Ultrasound etc along with many devices that are used by doctors are created through the collaboration of medicine and engineering. The association of NIT, Calicut with Dr Moopen’s Medical College and Aster Research Foundation will create an atmosphere of innovation and research through the marriage of technology and medicine. I am hopeful that this association will help Dr Moopen’s Medical College and NIT to produce a long-term impact in healthcare delivery through the development of new treatment protocols and devices for the medical industry.”
NIT Calicut and DMMC will work jointly to promote education, research, technology development and its translation. This agreement will stimulate quality education and training and thereby develop an ecosystem of shared infrastructure for research, undertake multi-centric trials of various research projects, and promote inter-institutional cooperation.
