{"id":136,"date":"2024-04-18T06:47:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T06:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.0.40.5\/wordpress\/?page_id=136"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:31:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:31:55","slug":"academic-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/academic-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f63238f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1da03c2a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Departments at the Tata IISc Medical School<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/nephrology.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Department of Nephrology:&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/be.iisc.ac.in\/sundar-swaminathan\/\">Swaminathan Sundararaman<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:17% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/public-health.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-424 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Isaac Centre for Public Health (ICPH):&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/be.iisc.ac.in\/prabhdeep-kaur\/\">Prabhdeep Kaur&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:17% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cardiology-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-425 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Department of Cardiology<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Lakshmi Aravamudan Visiting Chair Professor: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uclahealth.org\/providers\/kalyanam-shivkumar\"><strong>Kalyanam Shivkumar<\/strong><\/a>, from UCLA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about our active chair professorships <a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/chair-professorships\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cross-disciplinary research through seamless Integration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tata IISc Medical School will be the new frontier for the next century. Cross-disciplinary research through seamless integration of basic sciences, clinical sciences, applied engineering &amp; clinical practice will enable both researchers and clinicians to significantly boost the impact of their work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-08-at-1.57.34-PM.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:299px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/venn-diagram-updated.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:403px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The proposed medical program will bridge an important gap in the medical research ecosystem in India, and provide a holistic experience to students and faculty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The postgraduate medical school at IISc aims to create a unique interdisciplinary environment to embark on advanced clinical research to develop affordable healthcare solutions for India and rest of the world. The MD-PhD, an integrated dual degree academic programme, will be at the core of IISc\u2019s postgraduate medical school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An integrated dual degree programme aims to harmonise the objectives of clinical training and clinical research and prepare students towards translational research, to make them understand the nuances of clinical problems and gain the requisite scientific and technological knowledge to develop new solutions. Physician-scientists graduating from such a programme hold the promise of providing improved medical care, by inventing new-age medical care and products. They would embody a comprehensive \u201cbench-to-bedside\u201d philosophy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic programs proposed to start at the Tata IISc Medical School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-549b0c86 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-119bc444 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-87beb0d0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Bridging the gap between lab research and clinical medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MD\/MS\/DM\/MCh\/MPH<\/strong> combined with a <strong>PhD or MTech (Research)<\/strong> to form a <strong>post graduate dual degree<\/strong> programme. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:94px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Donors <strong>Dr Chanakanti Chandra Kumar and Dr Chandrika Saidapet Kumar<\/strong> have established support for the research portion of the MD\/PhD program at the Tata IISc Medical School to help in expenses like travel, research consumables, contingency, and top up stipend. The scholarships will be awarded from or before academic year 2030\u20132031 and will be awarded based on economic need and academic merit. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Departments at the Tata IISc Medical School Department of Nephrology:&nbsp; Professor: Swaminathan Sundararaman&nbsp; Isaac Centre for Public Health (ICPH):&nbsp; Professor: Prabhdeep Kaur&nbsp; Department of Cardiology Lakshmi Aravamudan Visiting Chair Professor: Kalyanam Shivkumar, from UCLA Read more about our active chair professorships here. 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