Advanced PG Diploma in Healthcare & Hospital Management
Key Facts
Overview
The healthcare sector is extremely large and encompasses people employed in just about every profession. Proper healthcare and hospital management is taking care of all stages of health service in terms of effectiveness and overall performance. Healthcare professionals and supervisors / managers stand in great demand globally to improve the healthcare professionalism. As per a latest survey conducted in the US, healthcare and hospital management is one of the top ten millennium professions that provides excellent compensation packages with other benefits. Espicom, a business information services and publishing agency for executives in the international pharmaceutical and medical device industries has estimated that the healthcare sector will grow at an average of 15.6 % each year in the near future. This growth will be further catapulted due to the global demand of healthcare services due to COVID-19.
Express Healthcare has reported that there is an urgent need for healthcare education and training, which can create even more opportunities for students. Healthcare experts help in efficient utilization of the healthcare facility resources which help in further growth and advancement of the organization.
This online healthcare & hospital management training program provides you with a thorough knowledge of key areas of healthcare management and hospital administration and provides an overview of the global healthcare scenario. This healthcare management course also equips you with management and organizational skills to the level expected of a professional working in the healthcare sector.
The program is comprised of 11 modules that can be completed in about 6 to 8 months. For a detailed list of modules covered in this program, please refer to the curriculum.
The curriculum for the program – Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare & Hospital Management (APGDHHM) is extensive, has been developed and evaluated by experienced healthcare professionals and is fully endorsed by the healthcare industry at large. This program is suitable for new graduates who want to make a career in healthcare, professionals already working in healthcare who wish to grow further in their career, and those who wish to shift to the healthcare sector from any other industry.
This program is conducted fully online.
Once you are enrolled you will be provided a username and password to login to our e-Campus. All the courses that you are supposed to study will be available in your account. You can log in and complete your courses at any time of your convenience. Study materials are provided in the form of lectures, reading materials, additional videos, research papers, and so on. The faculty can be contacted for any assistance when required. All tests and assignment submissions also take place via the e-Campus. For more information please refer to the online learning section of the website.
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Career Opportunities
People trained in healthcare & hospital management can explore a wide range of career opportunities with private clinics, consulting firms, insurance companies, not for profit healthcare societies, multi-specialty hospitals, nursing homes, mental health institutions, research departments, rehabilitation clinics, non governmental organizations etc.
Program FAQ's
This program can be completed in about 6 to 8 months. It is fully self-paced, so you can increase your pace or go slow based on your time availability.
The primary mode of learning is via pre-recorded lectures, videos, reading materials etc. A few live guest lectures are scheduled during the program however they are optional to attend. Whenever such sessions are scheduled they are planned in a way that is convenient for most of our students. If you are unable to attend, a reccorded version will be provided.
You will be able to interact with the faculty via the personal messaging facility available in your study account, discussion forum, or via emails. A short phone call can also be scheduled if necessary.
A discussion group is available for the program. You can post your questions in the group and other students may respond.
Generally, you do not need to purchase any books. All the resources that you need will be made available by the faculty in your account. If you do wish to have text books, then the faculty can recommend to you some, and you may purchase them on your own,
Each unit within each course will be followed by a short multiple-choice question test. Once you pass, the next unit will activate for you to study. You can take these tests as many times as you need to.
In addition, you will be required to submit assignments for each course. Assignments are like essay or paper writing, usually of 1000 – 1500 words. Guidelines on how to write them will be available in your account.
You can save the pdf study notes that will be provided for each unit. Videos and other multimedia content cannot be downloaded.
No, our degree does not mention that the program was conducted online.
At this time any graduation ceremony is not conducted for short duration programs like this one. Completion documents are sent to you by post or courier.
We recommend that you invest 10 to 15 hours per week in order to be able to complete within the prescribed program duration.
