MBA in Health Care Services

The health care MBA track is heating up by the day. Healthcare companies can’t find enough MBAs to fill open positions in this $2.26 trillion industry. Graduates specializing in hospital administration and healthcare management are finding opportunities beyond just hospitals — from biomedical startups to e-health ventures to consulting and pharmaceutical R&D. Even as the countries world over lost jobs during the global recession, health care was one of just three industries to constantly expand its workforce.

Health care organizations are now realizing that they need MBAs running their organizations as opposed to clinicians. That leaves the industry, in India and abroad, facing a huge hiring opportunity. In response to this, recruiters and university administrators have reported that a constantly growing pool of students and graduate MBAs are now interested in pursuing careers in health care services, biotech firms, and pharmaceutical companies.

Because the competition is poised to increase in terms of quality and quantity with time, there is a demand to acquire the requisite skill sets in clinical, scientific, or health care systems knowledge to stand out. A good school needs to prep students with courses like biomedical marketing, e-health business models, and health care economics and finance, which because of the multi-payer system is strikingly different from finance in other fields. This experience allows graduates to step into product development, product marketing, supply-chain analysis, and senior management roles.

IAIT in collaboration with Sikkim Manipal University in Delhi and Dehradun has setup centers of excellence to provide quality education in the field of Health care Management through the Distance Education programs.

Master of Business Administration in Health Care Services ( MBAHCS) as its known as aims at realizing the following objectives-

• To develop the essential management skills required to meet & participate in an increasingly competitive business environment and with special focus on the Healthcare sector.
• To provide theoretical and practical knowledge of Healthcare services and Hospital Organization, Operations and Planning.
• To provide an integrated perspective of management functioning along with a fair amount of exposure to real life cases/ technical know how in the Healthcare services sector.
• To hone the student’s analytical abilities.
• To communicate effectively through writing and in interpersonal communication.
• To use information & communication technology effectively.
• To make informed decisions in selection, utilisation & evaluation of opportunities/choices available.
• To give the student a starting edge in the Healthcare Industry.

If you are interested in a challenging career with a chance to play multiple roles and adding value form day one on the job, then there are a lot lucrative opportunities up for grabs that can be realized by undergoing an MBA course that specializes in HealthCare.

As a MBA graduate specializing in HealthCare you can go for/rise to the following job profiles:

• Hospital Administrator
• Healthcare Consultant
• Pharmaceuticals Project Manager
• Healthcare Services Director of Program Management
• Practice Manager

Eligibility

For normal entry a 3 year graduation is a must.

You are eligible for a Lateral Entry if you hold any of the following qualification degrees-

MBBS/BDS/B.PHARM/BHMS/BAMS/BUMS/BSSM/BVSc/4 year graduation in Allied Health Science/Life Science Graduates from a recognized University.

Duration

Master of Business Administration in Health Care Services ( MBAHCS) is a two year Degree course and has an option for lateral entry wherein a student can enroll directly in the 3rd semester.