Medical Robotics and Image Guided Intervention - MRes
At a glance...
Course code: A1H6T
Duration: 1 year, including 9 month research project
Start date: October
Entry requirements: UK degree in the physical sciences (2.1 or above or equivalent overseas qualification)
Organising departments: Hamlyn Centre for Medical Robotics, Department of Surgery and Cancer and Department of Computing
Course organiser: Dr Daniel Elson
Postgraduate Certificates and Diplomas are not available on this programme.
How to apply
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 Hamlyn Centre, 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 medical robotics infra-structure grant from the Wolfson Foundation and the NIHR.
This is a multidisciplinary field and is led by three internationally known departments: the Hamlyn Centre 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.
Course Content
- 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, Computing and Life Sciences 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:
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 2012/13 application
Other Sources of Useful Information
Please refer to the 2012/13 Imperial College Postgraduate prospectus for more general information on studying at Imperial College. Note that more information on the course can be found on the Hamlyn Centre website.
Information on how much it will cost to study the course, including the tuition fees.
