KMC opens Department of AI in healthcare at Manipal

Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal, a constituent unit of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), has opened a Department of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare, in Udupi district of Karnataka.

The department will translate AI research into real-world solutions for diagnosis and treatment, and train the next generation of healthcare-AI leaders in predictive analytics, medical imaging, personalised medicine, and decision support systems.

The department was inaugurated on August 25.

Anil K. Bhat, Dean, KMC Manipal said, “We aim to introduce MSc and Integrated MSc–PhD programs in AI, alongside courses to upskill our faculty and students. We will actively foster collaborative research and innovation projects with external partners and industry.”