The Health Managers

Hundreds walk in at medical establishments everyday and each one is bound by that common thread of hope - a cure for themselves or for a loved one.

These hospital management courses are aimed at making students ‘health market’ ready

Hundreds walk in at medical establishments everyday and each one is bound by that common thread of hope – a cure for themselves or for a loved one. Strengthening that hope is the efficiency with which the establishment – be it a hospital or a clinic – functions. The team that operates behind the scenes,planning and coordinating the health services,makes the establishment what it is. And it is this hospital management team that young students are increasingly hoping to be a part of.

The Sancheti Health Care Academy,Shivajinagar,has a two year post-graduate diploma programme in Health Services. Says Manisha Sangvi,the executive director of Sancheti Health Care Academy,The course is divided into four semesters with a major syllabus covering practical assignments. These assignments include direct interactions with the sector like the pharmaceutics,the IT companies where people who specialise in health care design medical software programmes and the health insurance industry.”

The Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences,Senapati Bapat Road,also has a full-time MBA programme in Hospital and Health Care Management. Abhijit Deshpande,assistant professor of SIHS,says,We make our students ‘health market’ ready. SIHS also caters to different fields like health consultancy,NGOs,public health,medical insurance and the medical equipment industry. The courses are inter-disciplinary and any graduate can apply.

CareerVersity,Bavdhan,runs a full-time programme in Hospital Management. Says Kedar Nigavekar,the managing director of CareerVersity,This course is meant for ayurvedic and homeopathic doctors specifically,who aim at building careers as a hospital manager. A few city hospitals also offer internships for the same, he adds.

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