Post Graduate Diploma in Health Care Management (1 Year)

Health is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon. Coming to the 21st century the evolutionary concept of health, the definition of health itself has gone through variation that alone clinical or diagnostic approaches cannot address the health care need of the people. Proper implementation of managerial techniques along with clinical aspects can be expected to result in a qualitative as well as quantitative issues of health care. With this emerging concept of health and management, the values of health care management have been increasing. Health care management can be simply understood as the managerial aspect of any health related issue or concept. Health care basically consists of two aspects i.e clinical aspect and managerial aspect. Healthcare management deals with the later. Today health care management is an integral and essential part while we discuss about health. Some of the scope of Health care Managers includes the following:

»Hospitals
»Community hospitals
»Rehabilitation facilities
»Lifestyle Clinics
»Pharmaceuticals sector
»Health insurance organizations
»Hospitals and Consulting firms
»Outpatient clinics
»Physician’s clinic
»NGO/ INGOs.
»E-health ventures

Health administrators / Healthcare managers' help in making policies, lead the health organizations in such a way that the whole health care system is improved.

PGDHCM is a professionally designed program of international standard aiming to impart a foundation course in health care management in a wider sense and also prepares for some specific applications of health care management. It opens up a career and consolidates students' knowledge and also prepares them for further studies in health care management.
Objectives:
The PGDHCM Program, which leads to MHCM program in the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) of Pokhara University, is devoted to impart theoretical - cum - practical knowledge in Health Care Management. Specially, the program aims at: • Preparing students to upgrade professional level and managerial position either in Health Care Management or in Hospital Management. • Inculcating a positive attitude, abilities and practical skills, which that are essential for a competent and responsible manager into students. • Developing necessary foundation for professional managerial skills in Management, especially in Health Care Management and • Preparing students to take position as the chief of the Hospital Management: Hospital Administrator in middle sized hospitals, health projects or unit chiefs of large- scale Health Care Organizations. • The duration of PGDHCM is 1 year with 2 semesters.

Eligibility Criteria:
Any bachelor degree with minimum 2nd division.

Admission Procedure

The candidates who have passed +2, and wishes to take admission in Bachelor level 4 years (8 Semester) full time academic program in this college needs to meet the following criterion can appear entrance examination of PU.
BBA: +2 or equivalent degree with minimum 2nd Division or Grade Point (PU)
BHCM: +2 or equivalent degree with minimum 2nd Division Grade Point (PU)
BPH: The candidates should be passed Medical Education Commission Entrance Test.

The candidates who have passed Bachelor level, and wishes to take admission in Post Graduate Diploma in Health Care Management (1 Year) and Master of Health Care Management (2 Years) full time academic program in this college needs to meet the following criterion can appear entrance examination of PU.
PGDHCM: Bachelor Degree with minimum 2nd Division
MHCM: HCM, MBBS, BAMS, BPT, Homeopathy, naturopathy or any Bachelor Degree in Health Science.

The colleges shall admit all the entrance passed candidates who meet the announced criteria. The policy will not be “first come first served.”
1. The candidates shall collect and submit application form in the college with paying form charge in Nabil Bank Ltd.; Account of National Open College Pvt. Ltd. - A/c No. 0801013044801. (Current A/C)
2. If candidates are out of Kathmandu Valley, and cannot visit the college, they can submit online application form through our website: www.noc.edu.np/online/. During the online application candidates need to attach copies of the following documents in email: apply@noc.edu.np
3. Transcripts and Character certificates from the institution attended (SLC onwards & original migration certificate).
4. Date of Birth certificate or Secondary School or equivalent Examination Certificate clearly stating the Date of Birth.
5. The candidates who have submitted the application forms shall called for entrance test via email, phone, and notice or can get online test link in email.
6. Students who were passed in entrance and VIVA are must complete all admission procedures within 3 office days.
7. Students who were passed through online test, and have no possible to direct visit to college can also get the admission through paying in college bank account in Nabil Bank in name of National Open College Pvt. Ltd. Account No: 0801013044801 from all over the country. For more details please contact Account section: Tel: 01-5183226, 5183298 or Cell: 9847 693322.
8. After received the receipt or payment information, college will provide roll no and necessary information.