Executive Program in Public Health Policy and Leadership

Executive Program in Public Health Policy, Leadership & Management is a 6-month training program which is specially designed for mid-career and senior level (more than 5 yrs of work experience) working professionals who aspire to augment their leadership and management skills while still within their workplace. This program offers a unique opportunity for in service candidates to complete the course by participation in two weeks contact sessions and 22 weeks supervised online interactive sessions.

Program Structure:

• This course will include on-campus coursework and online modalities.
• Teaching pedagogy will consist of didactic sessions, seminars, eld work, assignments and web-based teaching.
• The programme is conducted in the dual mode — viz., it involves 2 week of contact classes and 22 weeks of web based learning including project work.
• The contact classes will be held at campus of AIIMS Jodhpur. These weeklong contact classes will be scheduled at the beginning and at the end of the course.
• Teaching and learning in the rest of the course will be carried out based on planned weekly and fortnightly readings and regular assignments, primarily through web-based medium under the supervision of the assigned faculty.
• Overall, the course will be delivered through lectures, tutorials, presentations, guided reading, seminars, field work and research project.
• The candidates are expected to complete 7 credits through online mode, 2 credits through contact session and 1 credit for academic project distributed over following 6 modules and academic project spread over six months. (One credit is equal to 30 hours of teaching)

Modules:

• Module-1: Introduction to health policy- 1.5 credits
• Module-2: Health policy framework- 1.5 credits
• Module-3: Stakeholder analysis and policy implementation- 1.5 credits
• Module-4: Health program management- 1.5 credits
• Module-5: Assessment and strategic planning- 1.0 credits
• Module-6: Leadership in health policy and management- 2.0 credits
• Academic Project- 1.0 credits

The candidate will be assessed both formative as well as summative. Assessment include successful submission of assignments at the end of each module.

Number of Seats:

• Indian Nationals: 15 (Medical: 8, Non-Medical: 7).
• Foreign Candidates: 05 (The application to be routed through Ministry of External Affairs.)
• In case of non-availability of suitable candidates in one category, seats may be filled from another category.

Fee Structure:

• Candidates from State and Central Government organizations - NIL
• Candidates working in India in private organizations from diverse sectors including Health and Social Services, community organizations, Education, Clinical Research, Medicine, and Pharmaceutical companies- INR 100000
• Foreign candidates working in private organizations from diverse sectors- USD 1500

How to apply

• The application form can be downloaded from AIIMS Jodhpur website.
• The completed application along with annexures should be sent to the email address. (View Contact Details)
• Session will start in January month.