Master of Healthcare Management

Master of Healthcare Management

Masters
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2 years

Masters in Health Care Management (MHCM) course is designed to meet the needs of advanced-level management practices & research as required for health care & non-health care graduates. It is a blend of advanced level theories and practices with the support of a compulsory practicum and research programs. It provides a wider spectrum of health and specific knowledge of management theory in health care management with IT backup.

Objectives: The MHCM program in the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) of Pokhara University, is devoted to impart theoretical - cum - practical knowledge in Health Care Management. Especially, the program aims at:

  • To Prepare students to upgrade professional level and managerial positions either in Health Care Management or in Hospital Management.
  • To Inculcate a Positive attitude, abilities and practical skills so essential for a competent and responsible manager into students.
  • To Inculcate a Positive attitude, abilities and practical skills so essential for a competent and responsible manager into students
  • To prepare students to take positions as the chief of Hospital Management: Hospital Administrators in middle-sized hospitals, health projects, or unit chiefs of large-scale health care organizations.

 

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for admission to the MHCM program, an applicant must have (a minimum of 15 years formal education: 12 years of schooling plus three years of graduation) Bachelor of Health Care Management (BHCM) degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Health Care Management (PGDHCM) degree or Bachelor degree in health science field or equivalent degree from an institution recognized by Pokhara University with minimum CGPA of 2.0 (out of 4.0) or second division in bachelor's level.

Admission Criteria

Entrance Exam Type


For Fee Paying: 

  1. Written exam, 100 MCQs with 5 options- Verbal ability 25, Quantitative ability-25, Logical Reasoning-25, and General Awareness-25.
  2. Duration: 2 Hours.

For Scholarship:

  1. Written exam, 150 MCQs with 5 options- Verbal ability 40, Quantitative ability-40, Logical Reasoning-40, and General Awareness-30.
  2. Duration: 3 Hours.

Curricular Structure

The Masters in Health Care Management Program (MHCM) program is designed to impart both theoretical foundation and practical knowledge in Health Care Management. The program prepares students to upgrade professional level managerial position to start a specialized professional in Health Care Management either in Health Management or in Hospital Management.

It is a two-year program spread over four semesters. The program consists of 54 Credit hours comprising of core course, professional course, thesis and internship. 

Semester I15 CreditsCredit Hours
HHM 707HEALTH ECONOMICS3
HHM 705MANAGED CARE & HEALTH INSURANCE3
HHM703RECENT DEVELOPMENT IN HEALTH CARE3
MGT 636RESEARCH METHODOLOGY3
MGT 641STRATEGIC HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT3
Semester II15 Credits 
HHM 709POPULATION DYNAMIC3
HHM 701CLINICAL SERVICE MANAGEMENT3
MGT 635HRD IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION3
MGT 631HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGEMENT3
HHM 634HEALTH ENVIRONMENT & DEVELOPMENT3
Semester III12 Credits 
MIS 642IT IN HEALTH CARE3
MGT 637QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE3
MGT 633HEALTH CARE MARKETING3
HHM 632HEALTH CARE EVALUATION3
Semester IV12 Credits 
HHM 700HEALTH CARE PRACTICUM  6
HHM 800THESIS (COMPULSORY)6