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MBBS/BDS to Healthcare Data Analytics: What Are My Options?

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Tech Careers and Skill Development Expert - Answered on Aug 05, 2024

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Asked by Anonymous - Aug 05, 2024Hindi

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What are the possibilities and prospects of going into healthcare data analytics after a mbbs/ bds degree? What procedures & additional courses need to be done for it in India and abroad?

Ans: Healthcare Data Analytics is an emerging and valuable field that combines medical knowledge with data science. You can do M.Tech in Health Informatics, Biostatistics, or Data Science. Institutes like IITs. IIT Chennai is conducting an online course on DS. Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, University of California, and University College London are very good institutions in this domain.

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Hello everyone, I am completing my MBBS degree in May from India, but I have realized that clinical practice is not the path I wish to pursue. I am exploring alternative career options and have come across data science. I would appreciate your insights on the following: 1. What is the scope of data science, especially for someone with a medical background? 2. How should I proceed? Should I pursue courses or degrees in India, or would studying abroad be more beneficial? 3. Are there any other career options you would recommend for a medical graduate who doesn’t wish to practice clinically? Looking forward to your guidance and suggestions. Thank you!

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As you know, medicine is a skill-oriented field that allows you to carry out your daily activities independently. After completing your studies, you have various options: you can work for someone else, engage in social work by helping those in need, or excel in research within your own area of expertise.

Instead of focusing on an IT-based career, I recommend completing your master's degree in a non-clinical field—preferably pharmacology. This will enable you to gather important data related to medical affairs and advance your career. There is a significant amount of data that is missing or requires interpretation to further research.
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Ans: Prefer COE/ENC at Thapar first. Then, good COMEDK colleges, RVCE/BMS/MSRIT, may be CSE specialisation or core branches. Then CSE at VIT Vellore under cat-5. If you crack BITS, choose BITS over all. If you think BITS may be hard for you, then prefer Thapar without hesitation over VIT cat-5. The final choice and decision will be yours.

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Hi sir, my son has got 47000 rank in vit general category, what are the possible pptions for him in 1st and second category

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Based on your SON'S rank in VITEE, you can secure a seat in categories 3 to 5. Here are the details:

1. VIT Bhopal & VIT Amaravati (Categories 1 & 2)
- In Categories 1 and 2, there is a high probability of securing seats in Computer Science Engineering (CSE), CSE with specializations, and Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE).

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My son has got 16399 rank in vitee so which branch he wii get in velore

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Based on your rank in VITEE, you can secure a seat in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), IT, and Mechanical/Electrical branches at the VIT Vellore campus inCategory 3-5. Tge details are as follows: ECE in Category 3/4, IT in Category 4, EEE in Category 2/3, Mechanical / Civil in Category 1/2, and sometimes you may get CSE spl.

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