PGDHHM programme is a 34 credit programme (18 credits of theory and 16 credits of practical) including project work. This programme aims at improving the managerial skills of Hospital for the effective and efficient performance of the Hospitals. Medical/Dental Graduates, Graduates in Indian System of Medicine & Homeopathic, Graduates in Nursing, Graduates in Pharmacy, Graduates in Engineering or Architecture associated with Hospitals. This programme was launched in January 2001. Admission in the programme is offered only in January session.
In the last three decades or so the health care delivery system has been passing through a revolutionary change due to technological advances leading to sophistication in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on the one hand, and a phenomenal rise in expectation of the community on the other, therefore, there is an increase in complexity in the delivery of health care services with enormous rise in cost of care. To keep pace with these changes, hospitals should be managed more efficiently and in a professional manner.
In view of the changing scenario requiring large number of trained administrators for hospital and health care organisation the PGDHHM programme aims at improving knowledge, skill and competence of students by imparting continued education through distance learning mode.
After completion of the PGDHHM Programme you should be able to:
- acquire theoretical knowledge and develop practical skills to apply scientific approach to management of people, materials, finance, communication and for organising work and managing resources.
- learn modern management techniques like inventory control, economic order quantity (EOQ), operational research, organisational development, management information system etc.
- plan in advance how to face the problems of hospital management, learn methods of problem solving and decision making.
- assess the clinical and non-clinical needs of patient care, understanding the administrative and technical requirements of physicians and paramedical personnel.
- apply the principles and functions of general management to various services to maximise efficiency.
- learn planning and designing needs of physical facilities of hospitals.
- learn the principles and practices of health management and its interactive roles with the medical care in hospitals.
- use the epidemiological techniques to study the prevalence of diseases and its pattern in the community to plan health care services.
- learn to utilise biostatistics in planning, decision making professional services review and in medico-administrative research.
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Course Code
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Name of the course
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Nature of Course
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No. of Credits
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MHH-101
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Introduction to Management
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Theory
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6
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MHH-102
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Hospital Services
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Theory
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6
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MHH-103
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Organization and Management of Hospital & Health Services
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Theory
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6
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MHHL-102
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Hospital Services Practical
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Practical
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8
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MHHL-103
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Organization and Management of Hospital & Health Services Practical
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Practical
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8
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Total
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34
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Teleconferencing
Teleconferencing is a one-way video and two-way audio facility. Teleconferencing will be held every month. During teleconferencing session, you will get an opportunity to interact by phone in facility or fax with the resource persons/experts who participate in teleconferencing session and clear your doubts immediately.
The teleconferencing facility will be available at the Regional Centre and Selected Study Centres. The teleconferencing schedule will be sent to the Programme In-charge and Regional Director who would inform the students. Teleconferencing is done through Gyan Darshan Channel. Students must regularly attend these sessions. These will help them clarify doubts and interact with other learners all over the country.
Radio Counselling
Radio counselling will be held through FM and students can ask questions free of cost with phone in facilities right from their homes. A toll free telephone number 110012345 has been provided for this purpose.
Telecast
The programme will also be telecast through DD Metro channel and schedule will be informed to students in advance.
Audio-video Programme
Audio and video programmes for each course have been prepared to support learning for the students. These Audio-video programmes in the form of cassettes are available at all Programme Study Centres. These Audio and video cassettes will be provided for viewing and listening. They can also hire the cassettes for viewing and listening.
Attendance
Students will be required to complete seventy-five percent attendance in theory counselling to become eligible for appearing in Term-end Examination. Similarly, they will be required to complete ninety percent attendance in practical contact sessions to become eligible for appearing in practical examination.
Continuous Evaluation of Theory Component
Assignments
Assignment is a means of continuing assessment of theory and practical. Assignments will help you to recapitulate the theory and go back to the text again in case students are unable to answer a particular question. Thus assignments also help to reinforce learning in distance learning system of education. These assignments consist of a set of questions and activities that you will answer at your own place by referring your blocks. The assignments will cover all types of questions (long answer type, short answer type, objective type, multiple choice questions and case studies). The assignments will carry thirty percent weightage. Students will be required to obtain fifty percent marks as pass percentage in each assignment separately. Each assignment will carry 100 marks. In the final result assignments will carry thirty percent weightage.
Term-end Examination
As stated earlier, term-end examination is the major component of the evaluation system and if carries seventy percent weightage in the Final result. The University conducts term-end examination twice a year i.e., in June and December. They can take the examination only after completion of the course, failing which students can take the same in December or June of subsequent years years within the total span of the programme. In case any student fail to get a pass score in the Tern-end Examination, the person will be eligible to reappear at the next Term-end Examination for that course as and when if is held, within the total span of the Programme.
