CNN Central News & Network-ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today with the objective of promoting research.
AIIMS Bhopal Executive Director Lieutenant General Narendra Kotwal and BMHRC Director-in-charge Manisha Srivastava signed the MoU on Tuesday.
Under the MoU, BMHRC and AIIMS Bhopal will jointly identify new research opportunities and work on joint research projects of mutual interest. The two institutions will especially take forward research linked to the use of artificial intelligence in the field of mental health.
They will also jointly conduct research on non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and hypertension. In addition, work will be undertaken to explore the possibilities of linking AI with medical imaging and electronic health records for better patient care.
Efforts will also be made to develop AI-based diagnostic and decision-support systems using pathology, radiology and other related health data.
According to the agreement, scientists and faculty members of both institutions will jointly prepare research projects and will also be able to submit joint proposals for research funding from various agencies. The two institutions will provide opportunities to their experts to work together in important areas of research.
In addition, both institutions will explore possibilities of collaboration in seminars, workshops, conferences, student and faculty exchanges, and other scientific activities.
The MoU has initially been signed for five years. It is expected to help advance new research activities by drawing on the expertise of both institutions and strengthen the possibilities for better use of AI in health services.
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