The need for professionally trained hospital managers is being increasingly felt in Indian Hospitals, whether private or public, new or old, large or small. The Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Management [PGDHM] of the Administrative Staff College of India [ASCI] responds to this need. It aims to produce young professionals equipped with high-quality skills that are required to build fulfilling careers in management in the healthcare sector.
The ASCI-PGDHM produces not just hospital administrators but hospital-focused managers with a firm understanding of healthcare delivery as a business.
ASCI-PGDHM Program
The ASCI Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital management (ASCI-PGDHM) is an AICTE-approved two-year full-time residential programme. The programme has an approved capacity of 30 students per batch.
The Programme is conducted over 4 semesters, comprising 3 semesters of classroom teaching, practical and field work, and one semester on internship at healthcare institutions.
Course Curriculum: The Course curriculum has been designed to cover the conceptual and qualitative skills needed by administrators/managers in contemporary hospitals. While hospitals are at the core, the program also deals with associated sectors in the healthcare arena having direct interface with hospitals.
The Programme is rigorous and practice oriented with a teaching approach that combines classroom lectures with case studies, team discussions and presentations and field visits to a wide variety of hospitals. Students are provided ample opportunities for being engaged in live projects with hospitals.
Unique combination of operational and strategic inputs, coupled with cross-functional perspective and application-orientation prepare its graduates to make a mark for themselves in the industry.
Internship: During Internship, the participants undergo training for a minimum of sixteen weeks with a hospital or a healthcare organization. The internship is designed to help bridge the sometimes-significant gap between academic preparation and the field of practice.
Faculty: Faculty from the healthcare related industry complements high competent core faculty.
Placements: Participants who have completed the Programme have found placements in leading hospitals and many healthcare organizations. ASCI Alumni proudly represent its alma mater at such institutions such as: (Hospitals) Aditya, Apollo, KIMS, Mediciti, Kamineni, Care, Manipal, Wockhardt, Sahara, Seven Hills, Fernandez, Arvind Eye, Sterling, Vikram, Bombay, Max Super-speciality, Medica Synergie, Fortis, Suburban Diagnostics, (Healthcare) Infosys, ICICI Lombard, iSoft, Asclepius, Vaatslaya, HOSMAC.
Location: The programme is housed at the Centre for Healthcare Management, ASCI at its College Park Campus at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad, the healthcare capital of the country. The institute provides the students excellent opportunities for doing live projects with hospitals of all types including single specialty, multi-specialty, super-specialty, corporate-hospitals, trust-hospitals, government hospitals.
Facilities: The campus is located in the heart of the city of Hyderabad at Banjara Hills. Good quality facilities are provided to enhance the learning environment, access to recreational activities, sports and library facilities, and comfortable and safe on-campus housing and quality cuisine.
Eligibility and Admission Process for ASCI-PGDHM Batch (2012-2014)
Eligibility Criteria:
Graduates in any discipline, preferably sciences, technology or IT, with a minimum of 50% marks at the aggregate. Graduates with medical, life sciences, technology, or IT degrees may apply.
Candidates are required to qualify in the MAT, CAT or CMAT examinations. Selection shall be based on a combination of factors including academic credentials, MAT/CAT/CMAT scores, Group Discussion and Personal Interview, and a demonstrated interest in the healthcare sector.
Fee:
Tuition and academic activities: Rs.4,90,000/-
Accommodation: Rs. 1,00,000/-
Catering and food provision: Rs. 1,00,000/-
Admission Process: Application form can be downloaded from our website, completed and submitted with self-attested copies of certificates and a demand draft (DD) of Rs. 1,000/- in favour of “Administrative Staff College of India” payable at Hyderabad, to the address provided below. Forms can also be obtained at our office on payment through DD. Last date for accepting applications is April 30, 2012.
All applicants meeting the eligibility criteria will be called for Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI) at New Delhi, Kolkata or Hyderabad, and will be notified of the dates.
GDs/PIs will be held in May 2012 in New Delhi, Hyderabad, and Kolkata. The list of selected candidates will be put up on the ASCI website and classes will commence in the first week of July 2012.
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