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School of Medical Science and

Technology
The School of Medical Science and Technology (SMST)
School of Medical Science and
(Hindi: आयुिव ान एवं ोधोिगकी ू ल) is an educational and research
Technology
institute affiliated to the Indian Institute of Technology,
Kharagpur, India.[2] Founded in 2001 the School of Medical आयुिव ान एवं ोधोिगकी ूल
Science and Technology brings together doctors, scientists and
engineers to work collaboratively on projects for better healthcare.

The school offers the following courses: Master of Medical Science

& Technology (MMST), Masters in Medical Imaging and
Informatics and PhD. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
has described SMST as an innovative model which integrates the
two diverse disciplines of engineering and medicine and signal
new directions in medical education and healthcare delivery.[3]
Type Education and research
institution
Established 2001
Contents Endowment Government funded
Location Head Prof. Suman Chakrabarty[1]
History
Academic staff 11
Academics
Masters in Medical Science and Technology (MMST) Undergraduates M.Sc in Medical Physics (3
PhD in Medical Science and Technology yrs)
M.Tech in Medical Imaging and Image Analysis M.Sc in Nuclear Medicine (2
Admissions yrs)
Masters in Medical Science and Technology (MMST)
M.Tech in Medical Imaging and Image analysis M.Sc in Molecular Medical

Laboratories and facilities Microbiology (2 yrs)

Collaborations and associated laboratories (In collaboration with Tata

Products and patents Medical Center)
Future plans
Postgraduates Masters in Medical Science
See also and Technology (MMST) [15
References seats]
External links Location Kharagpur, West Bengal,
India
Nickname SMST
Location
Affiliations Indian Institute of
The school is inside the Vikramshila complex in new academic Technology, Kharagpur
campus of IIT Kharagpur. The institute is about 5 km from the
Website www.smstweb.iitkgp.ernet.in/
Kharagpur railway station.
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History rnet.in/)

The School of Medical Science and Technology (SMST), IIT Kharagpur, was started in 2001 to provide a platform of
interdisciplinary teaching and research in the field of medical science and technology. The school began with a 3-year
program to train doctors in the engineering aspects of medicine followed by a year of hands-on training. This was followed
by a PhD program for research in medical technology.

While addressing the 57th Annual Convocation and Launching of Diamond Jubilee of IIT, Kharagpur in August 2011
Prime Minister Singh said that[3]

The School of Medical Science and Technology at IIT Kharagpur has done good work in Medical
Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering. It has sought to produce a new breed of doctors who are highly
technology savvy, skilled in e-health monitoring, e-medical recording, tele-diagnostics, tele-surgery and tele-
medicine.

Academics
The courses offered by the institute are:

Masters in Medical Science and Technology (MMST)

The school runs a master's degree in Medical Science and Technology, a three-year postgraduate course specially designed
for M.B.B.S. graduates to train them in art and science of medical research. The aim is to provide a platform for
interdisciplinary teaching and research in the field of medical science and technology, which can lead to a better integrated
healthcare delivery system. Students spend first two years in doing various course works, which comprises courses ranging
from basic engineering subjects like Computer programming, Biophysics, Mathematics, Mechanics and Biomaterials in
the 1st semester to advanced courses in fields like Signal processing, Image analysis and processing (related to medical
imaging modalities), Genetics, Tissue engineering, Drug discovery, Pattern recognition and Machine learning (related to
Artificial Intelligence in medicine, bioinformatics etc.). The last year of course is reserved for internal or external training
either in India or abroad on actual research projects.

The students of MMST also serve as Medical Officers rendering OPD and Emergency services at BC Roy Technology
Hospital, a hospital with Intensive Care Unit and housing research labs for Medical Imaging, Instrumentation and
Telemedicine,clinical exposure providesin the clinical acumen the student for interdisciplinary research. The students are
exposed to all kinds of imaging modalities — microscopic and macroscopic — and will work on advanced image processing
systems.

This programme imparts engineering skills to medical professionals and train them for the 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, Recombinant DNA Technology, Biomedical Simulation, Wound research and so on.[4]

PhD in Medical Science and Technology

The institute offers PhD in several areas related to medical technology.

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M.Tech in Medical Imaging and Image Analysis

The school offers a master's degree in Medical Imaging and Informatics, a two-year postgraduate course specially
designed for B.Tech/B.E (Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation). The aim of the course is to provide knowledge to
design CAD (computer aided diagnostics) system. During their first year students undergo course work: to name a few
PIMI (Physics and Instrumentation in Medical Imaging instruments like ultra-sound, C.T, MRI, etc.), Image processing,
Biostatistics, MEMS, pattern recognition and machine intelligence, computer vision and advanced image processing.

Second-year students have options to do projects such as DAAD IIT Master Sandwich (http://newdelhi.daad.de/mainFra
me/home/iit_2011.pdf), internship in MNC, be a part selective ongoing projects, etc.

This programme helps students to apply their technical skills to assist repetitive work, reduce time requirement and
improve the efficiency in the line of diagnosis under multiple imaging modules.

Admissions

Masters in Medical Science and Technology (MMST)

The eligibility criterion for admission to MMST course is the MBBS degree from a medical college recognised by Medical
Council of India (MCI) with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate and having studied mathematics at +2 level (even as
additional subject) or from any recognised Open University. Seats are reserved for backward class candidates and persons
with disability as per Govt. of India rules.[5] Few seats are also reserved for Armed forces personnel.

The final selection is strictly based on an objective type of entrance test conducted by the Gate,IIT. The test includes
objective questions from medical domain as well as from +2 level Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The entrance test
is conducted annually, in the month of April at Kolkata (IIT Kharagpur extension campus). Candidates qualifying in the
admission test are called for counselling at IIT Kharagpur before final selection.

M.Tech in Medical Imaging and Image analysis

Through GATE (EE, EC, IN) and standard GATE rules apply.

Laboratories and facilities

The students at SMST have access to some of the finest infrastructure available in the country for interdisciplinary
research and development activities, some of which are:[6]

Names of the Laboratories:

Bio-MEMS Lab
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Lab
Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Lab
Cancer Biology Lab
Epidemiology and Public Health Lab
Herbal Medicine lab
Medical Instrumentation and Embedded Systems Lab
Multimodal Imaging and Computing for Theranostics
Reproductive Health Lab

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Apart from these facilitates students have access to research labs of other departments and shared facilities at Central
Research Facility (CRF) centre of IIT Kharagpur.

Collaborations and associated laboratories

The School of Medical Science and Technology is an interdisciplinary research department. Hence it works in close
association with other departments at IIT, Kharagpur such as the Department of BioTechnology, and the Departments of
Material Sciences, Physics and Meteorology, Mathematics and Statistics, Electronics and Communication, Computer
Science and Mechanical Engineering. SMST is also in close association with the Department of Science and Technology
(DST), Department of BioTechnology (DBT) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for research activities.

The school has collaborations with many institutions and centres of excellence throughout our globe. Some of these
international collaborations are:[7]

Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, Japan

Corporate collaborations include Texas Instruments (USA), Siemens (India) and Phillips Electronics India Ltd, Bosch
India etc.

Products and patents

The research team in the SMST is working on development of a low cost total artificial heart (TAH) since last 4 years. The
initial experiments on goats have shown promising results.[8] The research team is waiting for the Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR) approval for human trials, which will be conducted at the Medical College and Hospital,
Kolkata. This artificial heart will have significant cost advantages over the USA-made artificial hearts.[9]

A notable example of a successful research project in collaboration with other universities is the Reversible inhibition of
sperm under guidance (RISUG) — a novel reversible male contraceptive developed at SMST.[10]

Future plans
The Institute is planning to set up a 400-bedded state-of-the-art medical hospital and research centre at the campus with
a vision of becoming a centre of excellence for interdisciplinary research in medical domain. A foundation stone for this
medical research centre was laid in 2007 by then President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.[11] The institute signed a $50-million
MoU with University of California, San Diego, in 2009 for this purpose.[12][13] This project got delayed because provisions
of IIT act, 1961 which prohibits IITs from entering into fields like medicine and tussle between different government
ministries.[13][14][15] The institute was in constant touch with the Ministry of Human Resource Development and Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare to amend the IIT Act to give IITs autonomy to offer medical courses as well.[13] Finally, the
Parliament passed the Institute of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010, in April 2012.[16] IIT is also in discussion with the
Medical Council of India for this project. In June 2012, IIT received fund of Rs 230 crore through a central grant for
establishing the medical college.[11] A 45-acre plot has been earmarked by IIT Kharagpur for what promises to be a
modern green building with minimal energy consumption and advance facilities.[17]

Once this medical hospital and teaching institute starts functioning, the institute will offer MCI approved courses for
MBBS, MD, MS and DM. The institute, in association with the University of California and Johns Hopkins University, will
develop a teaching module which will comprise elements of modelling, simulation and virtual reality in-addition to
conventional medical wisdom to produce a new breed of tech-savvy doctors. In the first phase, the main focus will be on
postgraduate courses. The number of beds would later be increased to 750.[11]

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See also
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Dr B C Roy Institute of Medical Science & Research

References
1. http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/mmst/mmstbroch.pdf Information form GATE website
2. "Archived copy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20111028030133/http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/departments/home.php?deptco
de=MD). Archived from the original (http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/departments/home.php?deptcode=MD) on 28 October
2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011. IIT KGP website
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Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
4. http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/mmst/ Information from GATE Website
5. http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/mmst/p6.php Information from GATE Website
6. http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/mmst/p1.php Information from GATE Website
7. http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/mmst/p2.php Information from GATE Website
8. "An artificial heart for Rs 1 lakh, courtesy IIT-Kgp" (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-19/india/28012
456_1_total-artificial-heart-human-trials-heart-muscles). The Times of India. India. 19 March 2009. Retrieved
24 November 2009.
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ps_Rs.1_lakh_artificial_heart_7755/). India EduNews. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
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kgp-medical-science-and-technology). The Times of India. India. 21 March 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
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15. "Law ministry not keen on HRD's plan for MBBS course in IITs" (http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_law-ministry-not
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al_Degrees_16376/). Indiaedunews. India. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

External links
SMST official site (http://www.smstweb.iitkgp.ernet.in/index.php)
Degree official site (http://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/mmst/index.php)
IIT Kharagpur (http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/index.php)

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