Hospital/Health Care Management

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) launched the one-year full time residential programme in management in 2006 known as PGPX. The programme aims for developing executives to accelerate their career path and assume leadership roles.
Students for this programme are selected through a rigorous internationally conducted admission process. The current thirteenth-batch of students carries an average GMAT score of around 700. The average experience of the batch is more than 8.5 years in a variety of sectors. The class represents a diverse range of industries including academics and education, aerospace and aviation, consulting and professional services, defence and security, energy and power, financial services, FMCG, Govt. service and public sector enterprise, healthcare, infrastructure, IT & IT Services, manufacturing, media and entertainment, NGO, retail, shipping and telecom and many others. The profile of the students in this programme is one of the best in the world.
PGPX Eligibility Criteria:- A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in any discipline (Minimum 15 years of study as per the education system in India i.e. KG to 12+2+3 or 4 as the case may be) A graduate should have minimum 4-7 years of full time work experience post qualification.

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The distance learning mode offers a flexible schedule to students, most specifically working professionals who wish to upgrade their knowledge. The course trains students in subjects like principles of management, communication and soft skills organizational behavior, business environment and law, marketing management, human resource management, IT and systems, project and operations management, business and legal environment of hospitals, hospital management and planning, population health and management of epidemics, hazard and sister management, statistics for health management, business policy and strategy, international business, management control systems, leadership and change management, ethics and governance etc. Scope
With healthcare management becoming in increasingly professional and privatized, there is greater need for not just skilled doctors, but also efficient hospital administrators. Professionals with a degree in this field can work in administrative and management roles, including doctors who are looking to progress in their careers as well as add value to their doctoral/medical services.