SCTIMSTAchutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies

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Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) stands as an Institution of National Importance in India, operating under the aegis of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The institution’s visionary founders initiated a harmonious fusion of medicine and technology over thirty years ago, a concept that has now matured into a widely embraced paradigm. With university status, SCTIMST offers an exceptional environment for research and training across its three integral components: a specialized tertiary referral hospital, a cutting-edge biomedical technology wing, and the Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies. At the core of its mission, SCTIMST concentrates on delivering advanced and top-tier care for cardiac and neurological ailments, propelling the development of indigenous biomedical technologies, and advancing public health education and research. The institute’s pioneering work spans diverse domains, from interventional radiology and cardiac electrophysiology to innovative medical device creation, culminating in a medical devices incubator (TIMed) and a reputation as a Technical Research Centre for Biomedical devices.

Sl. No. Area of Research Sub Areas
1
Community Research
  • Community mobilization and participatory research
  • Research and community based-rehabilitation of differently-abled persons
  • Community research among tribal groups on Antenatal care and post partum care using qualitative methods
  • Qualitative research in chronic morbidity with special reference to Diabetes Mellitus
2
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Epidemiology of chronic diseases and their risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity
  • Quality of life in diabetes
  • Measurement issues in health
  • Validation of measurement tools in health research
  • Sampling for statistical inference
  • Advanced statistical analysis of bio-medical and public health data
  • Secondary data analysis
  • Epidemiology and surveillance of infectious diseases
  • Infectious disease epidemiology - Tuberculosis control
  • Environmental epidemiology
  • Survival analysis
  • Analysis of randomized control trial -Cervical cancer research
3
Ethics
  • Bioethics in health research
4
Gender and Health
  • Gender and health
  • Sexual and reproductive health and rights
  • Gender issues related to diabetes
  • Gender and Maternal Mortality
5
Health Policy and Management
  • Health Policy with special reference to underdevelopment
  • Health Policy and Advocacy
  • Policy research on intervention among children
  • Health Planning and Management- Healthcare administration, Human Resource Management, workload research
  • Project Management- Situational analysis, scheduling, project appraisal, programming, monitoring and evaluation
  • Strategic Management- Strategic analysis
  • Health systems and health financing
  • Economics of Health- Economic appraisal, project planning
  • Development Studies- Rural Development
  • Demographic research in Public Health
6
Technology
  • Geo-spatial analysis in public health
  • Public health informatics
  • Public Health and socio-cultural ramifications of technology adoption
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