Monash partners with Apollo University on health AI research

Monash University’s Faculty of Information Technology is collaborating with the Apollo University from Chittoor in India to augment medical AI education and research.

The two universities signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this month covering plans to engage in knowledge sharing sessions between researchers and academics from each university, as well as healthcare professionals from Apollo hospitals.

Students from the Apollo University will also be given the opportunity to undertake four- to six-month joint certification programs at Monash University, particularly in the fields of health informatics and analytics as well as digital health. Monash students will meanwhile be able to earn practical experience at Apollo hospitals.

The two universities also plan to establish periodic multinational Health AI events, which will act as a forum for academics to share research findings and discuss approaches to better tackle healthcare challenges using AI and other emerging technologies.

Monash University Faculty of Information Technology Digital Health Lead Professor Chris Bain said the collaboration is aimed at sharing and developing more capabilities in the space of digital health care and delivery.

“The pandemic emphasised the importance of building digital health capabilities such as examining how to deliver the best available technology support for the public, in ways most suitable to them, so they can take ownership of their wellness needs, and examining how to build these systems in what are currently quite low-tech, paper-based or low-resource healthcare settings,” he said.

“Building strong networks of learning and research sharing between learning centres in India like Apollo University and Monash Faculty of Information Technology will surely lead to better health outcomes in both countries.”