BS in Medical Sciences & Engineering: An innovative Course from IIT Madras

IIT Madras has started an innovative courses with core bjective to develop World-Class Engineering Physiologists who will define the future of medicine.

Program Name: Four Year BS Programme in Medical Sciences & Engineering

The BS Programme in Medical Sciences & Engineering is an interdisciplinary programme that bridges Medicine & Engineering.

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The course structure involves an internship in a hospital to tie theory and practice. The courses in the programme will be taught by both medical & engineering faculty, and will provide a strong research base for students.

The Structure of Physiology Courses offered by the programme include:

• Anatomy and Physiology of Organs
• Mathematical Modelling of the Organ System
• Pathology of the Organ System and its interaction with other systems
• Diagnostics / Measurement system and Treatment Protocols

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Admission Procedure

Students interested in the BS in Medical Sciences and Engineering programme will be required to:

• Apply for the IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) on the IISER admission portal www.iiseradmission.in.
• Fill up the application form on the admission portal of IIT Madras. The application portal will be open from 15 May 2023.

The Programme will cover the following broad areas:

• Basic engineering principles that are necessary to understand physiology
• Fundamental sciences to understand physiology
• Basics of mathematical methods, machine learning, medical imaging, etc to build mathematical structure
• Application of these fundamentals to the functioning of physiological systems

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Specialisation in one or more of the following areas:

• Organ-specific Device Development
• Artificial Intelligence applied to Health
• Medical Image Analysis
• Quantitative Pharmacology
• Drug Design and Deployment
• Translational Research in Medicine and Regulatory Processes
• Fundamental Physiological Sciences

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