MRes in Medical Robotics and Image Guided Intervention
Are you a science/engineering graduate looking to apply your skills to applied problems in a dynamic and interdisciplinary field?
Are you interested in modern surgery and medical imaging techniques?
Do you want an academic or industrial career in research and development?
If so, the MRes in Medical Robotics and Image Guided Intervention may be the right course choice for you.
Medical Robotics and Image Guided Intervention are two technology driven areas of medicine that have experienced tremendous growth and improvement over the last twenty years, partly driven by the surgical aim of progressively less invasive and harmful treatments. This course will provide the research experience required to work within the highly innovative field of medical robotics and surgical technology. All teaching and research will take place in the brand new facilities of the HamlynCentre, which was founded by Professor Guang-Zhong Yang and Lord Ara Darzi, supported by a major endowment from Lady Hamlyn and the Helen Hamlyn Trust, as well as a major medicalrobotics infra-structure grant from the Wolfson Foundation and the NIHR.
This is a multidisciplinary field and is led by three internationally known departments: the HamlynCentre for Medical Robotics (part of the Institute of Global Health Innovation), the Department of Surgery and Cancer and the Department of Computing. Taught modules include a mixture of engineering and medical topics such as medical robotics and instrumentation, minimally invasive surgery, surgical imaging and optics, image guided intervention, perception and ergonomics.
Students will spend nine months working on a cutting edge research project. By the end of the course, students will
- have a broad general knowledge of the current technology used within clinical work;
- have an interdisciplinary knowledge of the working in collaboration with surgeons to develop new technological advances in the field of surgery;
- have experience in the methodology and principles of conducting research with application to clinical medicine and surgery; and
- have the skills required for the participant to have a successful career within industry, or an academic research position such as a PhD studentship.
A recent news article on the course can be found here.
A brochure for the 2012/2013 academic year can be found here.
Course Content
12 months full time, including:
- A 9-month multidisciplinary research project
- Taught courses
- A group research skills project
- Graduate School transferable skills training
- Presentation at the end of the year
Who should apply?
- Physical Science, Engineering and Computing graduates who wish to learn how to apply their knowledge and skills to medical and surgical problems.
- Applicants should have a good UK degree in the physical sciences (2.1 or above or equivalent overseas qualification).
How to Apply?
The course code is A1H6T and applications can be made using Embark:
https://apply.embark.com/Grad/Imperial/
Please select “Postgraduate Masters - MSc, MRes, MEd, Certificates”
There are a limited number of scholarships that may cover the tuition fees and/or cover a stipend.
For further information and admissions process, please contact the Course Director:
Dr Daniel Elson
Email: daniel.elson@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 1700
We look forward to receiving your 2011/12 application
Other Sources of Useful Information
The Programme Specification can be found by following this link.
Please refer to the 2011/12 Imperial College Postgraduate prospectus for more general information on studying at Imperial College.
Information on how much it will cost to study the course, including the tuition fees can be found on this link.
A brochure for the 2012/2013 academic year can be found here.
