Master of Health Care Management | PU (Pokhara)

Overview

Master of health care management is a two-year, four-semester program of Pokhara University. This program aims to prepare professionals who can identify and solve management problems with planning and consultancy skills in the health care sector. The program requires completion of coursework, a thesis, and an internship for graduation. This program is a blend of academic theory, practices, and research skills with Information technology backup in managing health care. It also ensures quality management, health care evaluation, recent developments in health care, logistics, and supply chain management.

Objectives of Master of Health Care Management

Some of the main objectives of this program are listed below:

• To produce innovative and productive graduates with some excellent business skills in the field of health care environment.
• To learn result driven procedures, strategies, and analytical approaches for the purpose of measuring quality of health care ecosystem.
• To provide in-depth knowledge in the field of health care regarding ethical, political, strategic and cultural dimensions.
• To provide theoretical as well as practical knowledge and skills necessary to apply in professional life for better career opportunities.
• To develop the confidence and judgment quality in the student to figure out the issues in the health care industry.
• To provide health education regarding observing, prevention and treatment of irresistible infections. There will, likewise, be a lab based courses that will empower candidates to acquire new lab abilities and perform experiments on a topic that is significant to contemporary health awareness.
• To furnish with the information to focus at the right approach and fitting instruments for medicinal services diseases which helps gaining capabilities like management and transaction aptitudes.
• To train students to concentrate on patient requests and needs.

Admission Requirements in Master of Health Care Management

Eligibility Criteria:

To apply for master's degree in Health Care Management affiliated by Pokhara University, student must hold:

• Bachelor Degree in Health Care Management or PGDHCM or any Doctors (MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BPT, Homeopathy and Naturopathy)
• The applicant must appear in an entrance examination set by Pokhara University. Qualifying students will be called for interview or group discussion.

Fee Structure

Total cost from: Rs 4,00,000 to Rs 6,00,000

Career and Scope

Health care industry is the most critical and evolved field all around the world. Health care is changing its face more promptly that other utmost field. Most part of the world is available with righteous health care and recent medicines. So far, health care management has been improving inside and outside Nepal very well.

Health care management definitely requires some qualified and talented manpower to manage the changing and improving scenario of the industry. With growing job opportunities, the number of people pursuing career in Health care management has increased. Not only due to growing diversity of the health care industry, but also the strong will to contribute in this field has pulled a huge number of students in this program.

Master in Health Care Management prepares students to solve numerous complex issues confronting the medicinal services sector. As the program is associated with management system, Master of Health Care Management can find job opportunities in following areas:

• Hospitals
• Clinics
• Nursing homes
• Healthcare associations
• Public health departments
• Universities and research institutions
• Rehabilitation centers
• Consulting firms
• Health insurance organizations
• Physician practices
• Mental health organizations
• Skilled nursing facilities