Postgraduate Diploma in Hospital and Health Management (PGDHM) |
The Institute offers a two-year full-time Postgraduate Program with specialization
in Hospital Management and Health Management. It is a flagship educational program
aiming at developing trained professional managers
with requisite skills in planning and operating management techniques; diagnosing
and solving management problems; and acquiring consultancy skills, with a view to
preparing them to manage hospitals and healthcare institutions
in developing countries both in the public and the private sectors, and to meet
the rising demand for quality care.
As the program has set high standards of management education in the health sector,
it has attained the status of a premier program in the country. Our students go
for training and placement to various hospitals and healthcare organizations in
India and abroad.
The program, with an intake capacity of 120 seats, is recognized by the All India
Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Government of India. The institute has approval for admitting students who are NRIs,
Foreign Nationals/PIO’s/children of Indian workers in the gulf countries.
TThe program has also been awarded the accreditation status by the National Board
of Accreditation (NBA).
The program has been recognized by the Association of Indian Universities, New
Delhi as equivalent to MBA degree of Indian universities.
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Structure of the Programme
FIRST YEAR |
During the first year, the program aims at cultivating multi-disciplinary skills
of health systems, management principles and communication which are common to all
the streams. The students will be offered Introductory Courses and Core Courses.
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INTRODUCTORY COURSES
The Introductory Courses are non-credit courses and will be offered to all
students:
- Written and Verbal Communication
- Essentials of Computers
- Human Biology
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CORE COURSES
TERM 1 & TERM 2
- Health and Development
- Principles of Management
- Health care Delivery System and Policy in India
- Biostatistics
- Introduction to Epidemiology
- Essentials of Demography
- Organizational Behavior
- Marketing Management
- Human Resource Management
- Essentials of Health Economics
- Financial Management
- Research Methods
- Communication Planning and Management
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SUMMER TRAINING
Summer training is an integral part of the program. The students are required to
complete summer training in various hospitals, health care organizations
throughout the country and abroad for hands-on training. They are also assessed
on the basis of their performance during this period. |
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SECOND YEAR |
In the second year, the students are required to opt for the Hospital Management or
Health Management stream. The stream will be allotted before the summer training
on the basis of merit and preference in the
First Year.
The following specialized
courses are offered in the respective streams:
TERM 3 & TERM 4
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
- Hospital Planning
- Organisation and Management of Clinical Services
- Organisation and Management of Support Services
- Organisation and Management of Utility Services
- Facility Management in Hospitals
- Materials and Equipment Management
- Marketing Management of Hospital Services
- Strategic Management
- Hospital Management Information System
- Health Insurance and Managed Care
- Legal Framework in Hospitals
- Quality Assurance in Hospitals
- Operations Research
- Disaster Management
HEALTH MANAGEMENT
- Applied Demography and Population Dynamics
- Applied Epidemiology
- Health Survey Research Methods
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Program Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
- NGO Management
- International Health
- Strategic Management
- Management Information System in Health Care
- Health Insurance and Managed Care
- Legal Framework in Health Legislation
- Quality Assurance in Health Care
- Operations Research
- Disaster Management
TERM 5
RESEARCHES (DISSERTATION AND INTERNSHIP)
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The student will be required to complete a satisfactory thesis in his/her area of
interest. The thesis will include a critical review of literature pertaining to
the
specific area of interest, data collection and analysis on the selected problem
besides other components of the thesis. The thesis must be completed in the second
year. The students are also assessed on the basis of their performance during this
period. |
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