IIT Delhi and TeamLease launch online executive programme in AI for Healthcare

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi) in collaboration with edtech company TeamLease has started a new online executive programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare. A 24 weeks part time course aimed at helping clinicians, engineers, data professionals and med-tech entrepreneurs with the skills to lead their own innovation in patient care, diagnostics, public health and hospital operations.

Programme overview and structure

The recently-introduced executive programme in AI in Healthcare, offered by IIT Delhi and TeamLease, offers a holistic academic-cum-industrial grounding of the ever-changing needs of the field. Combining in-depth theoretical backgrounds with practical application, participants will both directly operate on clinical datasets and hospital systems and databases and experience at building AI models to be deployed to make diagnoses, risk scoring, imaging, and predictive analytics and the regulatory and ethical complexities of healthcare AI. “This executive programme by IIT Delhi and TeamLease is a timely initiative that equips healthcare professionals with the AI skills needed to transform patient care and diagnostics.” said Dr. Anjali Mehta, AI in Healthcare Specialist (LinkedIn)

Available at a fee of 1.20 lakhs, plus 18 percent GST, the course runs across 24 weeks beginning November, and is time bound and delivered by live & interactive online sessions that are held on the weekends, thus very convenient to working professionals to attend the course and upskill without taking breaks in their careers. Ravi Kumar, Data Scientist and Healthcare Consultant posted on X “Bridging the gap between clinical expertise and AI technology is crucial, and this course offers a practical approach to doing just that.”

Eligibility and application

All graduate professionals who have done any study that is relevant to AI in healthcare and have experience in working in either industry or in academia can apply. There is nothing complicated in the application, and it can be registered through the official IIT Delhi portal.

Career opportunities after completion

Graduates of the programme can expect to access a range of high-demand roles, including:

• AI/ML Engineer: Designing and developing AI models for diagnostics, disease prediction, and medical imaging.
• Healthcare Data Scientist: Analyzing clinical data to generate actionable insights and predict patient outcomes.
• Clinical AI Researcher: Conducting research and validation of AI tools in real-world healthcare settings
• Digital Health Consultant: Guiding healthcare providers in adopting AI solutions for improved care and efficiency.
• Medical Imaging Analyst: Using AI to interpret X-rays, MRIs, and CT scans with enhanced speed and accuracy.
• AI Product Manager (HealthTech): Overseeing development and deployment of AI-based healthcare products.
• Regulatory/Data Governance Specialist: Ensuring AI models comply with healthcare data privacy and regulatory standards.

Weekend-only and live online format of the course guarantees upskilling of working professionals who have no time to leave their careers. Through dynamic discussions, on-the-job case studies and personal guidance by the best faculty and practitioners in the industry, participants will be at a receptive advantage. Prof. Suresh Nair, IIT Delhi posted on Linkedin “The integration of AI in healthcare operations can significantly improve efficiency and patient outcomes, and training programmes like this are essential.

Future outlook

As the healthcare industry currently undergoes a digital transformation, the IIT Delhi-TeamLease executive programme in AI in healthcare becomes an opportunity of the future because, through it, professionals can acquire top-notch skills. With added academic high standards and industry-based skills, the programme has the potential to create leaders in the fields of AI in healthcare in the next generation.

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