Master of Hospital Administration (MHA)

The candidates belonging to all categories for Admission to Master of Hospital Administration (MHA) Degree course under Allied Health Sciences should have passed or obtained any one of the following degrees:

• MBBS / BDS / BAMS / BHMS / BNYS / BUMS / BSMS
• B.E. Biomedical Engineering / B.Tech Biotechnology
• B.Sc (N) / B. Pharmacy / BPT
• BBA and BHA in Hospital Administration
• B.Sc. Allied Health Sciences (any)
• B.Sc. (Biochemistry / Microbiology / Biotechnology / Chemistry / Physics / Botany / Zoology)

Health care sector is one of the fast growing and promising sectors today. The advances in science and technology have made in impact on all fields; health care being not an exception. To manage the competitive hospital set up and exceeding ever increasing customer expectations, professionally trained competitive managers are the need of the day. The institution aims at producing professionals who can ensure quality, optimization and better productivity in the delivery of healthcare services. Not only in hospitals, the postgraduates are also required in the following sectors:

• Healthcare consultancies
• Health insurance companies
• Third party administrators
• IT firms dealing with HIS
• Medical tourism agencies
• Government hospitals
• Corporate hospitals
• Private sector hospitals

Objectives of the programme:

• To evaluate the management, growth and development issues faced by hospital managers.
• To review and evaluate services using concepts of organisation and structure, methods of planning and managing human, financial, material resources etc.
• To analyse and develop hospital policies in the relevant local and national context
• To understand the principles of good governance and professional ethics
• To communicate effectively, work in groups, set priorities and manage workload effectively
• To have a capacity for independent learning and continuing professional development