POST-GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT

Goa Institute of Management is ranked 35th in India in the overall rankings of the NIRF 2021 (Govt. Of India).
GIMs PGDM programme on healthcare management is ranked amongst the top 10 Healthcare Courses in India (2021)
-Higher Education Review

Learning Objectives

The objective of the program is to provide a robust understanding of the healthcare ecosystem and application of management skills in healthcare. The course aids the participants to be effective leaders through application of critical thinking skills in a business situation. Healthcare being a noble profession, the program gives participants an insight into the importance of ethics and having an inclusive society mindset.

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Program Code:

GIMHM-22-01

Program Schedule:

Start Date: April 30, 2022



Program Duration:

1 Year

About The Module

The HCM programme has been carefully structured after considering industry needs, existing gaps and future requirements. The courses under the programme are a blend of management and healthcare functions. Case-based and practical methods of training ensure that students to differentiate and make themselves more suitable for seeking career opportunities in any particular domain of healthcare i.e. IT/Consulting, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Hospitals, Public Health or Health Insurance.

Faculty Expert

Prof.  Vilasini Devi Nair is an Assistant Professor in Health Economics. She worked as a health economist in Ethiopia under the UNDP capacity development scheme for 16 years. She has been the CEO of the Executive Development program for Hospital Management, Ethiopia, with Yale University, USA.  Prof. Vilasini Devi received a Young researcher’s Grand award from AHPSR, WHO, ASCEND fellowship from Monash University Australia, and Fellowship in palliative care from the institute of palliative medicine, WHO.

Prof. Arif Raza has experience of 15 years with ten years in the healthcare industry. He is the author of ‘Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations and consulted several hospitals for quality improvement and accreditation. He has handled large-scale research projects for the central and state governments and the WHO.  He is a two-time recipient of the ‘Best Professor in Healthcare Management’ award by Dewang Mehta Business school affaire. He is also certified as a NABH assessor by the Quality Council of India           

Prof. Kheya’s s areas of research, consultancy, and teaching areas are Health Systems Financing and Public Health. She leads and conducts World Health Organization-funded projects on government health insurance schemes in India and collaborative research with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She previously served at the Health Division of the NITI Aayog, Government of India, New Delhi. Her doctoral research was carried out under the INSPIRE fellowship award of the Department of Science and Technology.

Shawnn Coutinho

BE, PGDM, Pursuing PhD

Prof. Shawnn Coutinho has over 11+ experience in the industry before joining academics. He worked in diverse sectors from Healthcare (Johnson & Johnson), Information Technology (Wipro), and Energy (Reliance). His areas of interest are healthcare marketing, branding, consumer behavior, marketing strategy & execution, pricing strategy, new product development, and sales & distribution. He currently consults with leading healthcare organizations in developing India’s market access strategy and marketing. He has conducted MDP programs for the Government of Goa and other pharma companies.

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    The HCM programme has been structured with a judicious blend of theory and practice. The use of case study, simulations, gamification for learning are incorporated in the courses for effective learning of the students. The courses under the programme are a blend of management and healthcare function, which makes it an application-based management programme, a concept which is widely prevalent in developed countries

    1 Year Program

    Total 105 sessions: 2 sessions per weekend (Sat and Sun, 1.5 hrs each session)

    Total 158 hours: 3 hours a week

    Includes 4 Day Bootcamp at GIM Campus, Goa, with Residential facilities and food facilities on campus. Airport/Railway transfers will have to be borne by the participants.

    Online and Onsite Modules

    Live and Interactive Modules

    Free knowledge sharing recorded sessions/videos by industry experts on Niche Topics

    Internship and Placement assistance through Task Staffing Solutions Private Limited (One of our Group Company)

    Use cases, capstone projects & real time data for better practical exposure

    Dedicated Relationship Managers (RMs) to assist you in completion of the module

    Weekend sessions, especially for working professionals

    Networking with Like Minded Professionals

    An Initiative from Task Group which has been servicing in the Indian Employment Market for last 24 years

    GIMs PGDM programme on healthcare management is ranked amont the top 10 Healthcare Courses in India (2021)
    -Higher Education Review

    4 days Bootcamp at the Goa Campus
    Alumni status from Goa Institute of Management
    Internship and Placement Assistance
    Networking with peers

    The data related to use cases would be provided to you. You will have access to the faculty experts for solving your problems. Larger cases would be provided as assignment and solutions to them would be provided at the end of the stipulated time.

    HCM programme is for individuals who wish to make a fulfilling career in management of healthcare organizations, looking for a challenging, international business program with an experiential learning approach that creates future leaders and industry disruptors and to become…

    A domain specialist – healthcare

    A healthcare business operations consultant

    A healthcare marketing/sales manager

    A healthcare IT consultant/business analyst

    A consultant in Public Health

    Should be graduat from any recognized University.

    Minimum work experience of 1 yr. required

    Healthcare professionals looking for up-skill in Healthcare Management

    Program Fee: INR 1,20,000*+ GST

    *Bootcamp charges shall be additional

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    Application and Enrollment Process:

    User will see the list of modules/courses on the SkillSir Website (www.skillsir.com).

    The module/course content page on the Website will have an Apply Now button; the participants can click on that button and follow the simple registration process.

    On Clicking the button, it will take the participant to the sign-up/registration page and the participant will have to fill up the form. 

    Our Counsellor will get in touch with the participants and check if they are eligible for the programme as per the eligibility criteria of The Institute.

    Once the eligibility is confirmed, SkillSir will accept the registration of the participant and this will send out a verification mail to the registered id of the participant.

    When the participant verifies the account, the participant will be directly taken to the checkout page.

    Emails will be triggered to the participant and admin for successful payment and enrolment notification.

    After successful enrolment for the course/module, the participant will be able to access the module/course. 

    In case the participant needs help, they may please reach out to our Counsellor/RM.  They may also reach out to us on : Email: info@skillsir.com ; M: +91-9377320202; LL: 079-40205060/09/12.

    This Payment, Refund and Deferral Policy will come into effect immediately after a user/learner (“you” or “he” or “she” or “it”) acknowledges and agrees to the Policy. This Policy applies to the E-Learning Platform “SkillSir” which is a Training and Up-Skilling platform that offers its services through online as well as onsite/on campus trainings, designed to facilitate the teaching, learning, studying and evaluative process (the “Site” or “Web Site” or “Emails” or “Mobile Application” or “App” or “Us” or “We”) which is vertical/division of Task Initiatives Private Limited, a Company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 having its registered office at 14, 3rd Floor, Zodiac Square, Opp. Gurudwara, S.G. Highway, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad -380054 (Hereinafter referred to as “Company”).

    1. Payment Policy
    a. The Company shall provide the users/learners with information of the Fees payable on its E-Learning Platform for each of the module /programme that it announces. The Company at its sole discretion may also provide a detailed schedule of payments for each module/programme on its E-Learning Platform. The users/learners acknowledge and agree that only after full payment of fees having been received by the Company as per schedule during the time of registration/enrollment; the users/learners shall be permitted/allowed to participate in a programme.

    b. The users/learners shall register themselves with the E-Learning Platform to access the modules/programmes on SkillSir’s E-learning platform. The Company at its sole discretion may provide a time limit of 15 (Fifteen) days for the completion of payment for the registration of modules/programmes.

    c. Once the payment is done, the Company at its sole discretion may either enroll the user/learner in the chosen module/programme or reject the registration of the user/learner. In a scenario wherein, the Company rejects a registration for any reason whatsoever, the complete fees if already paid by the user/learner will be refunded. An enrollment is said to be completed only when the user/learner has been admitted to a chosen module or programme by the Company after having received full and complete payments and other required details from the user/learner.

    d. The user/learner agrees that it is the sole responsibility of the learner / user enrolling into a Programme to check the accuracy of, and evaluate the suitability and relevance of, the Programme elected. The user/learner shall note that the enrollment into a Programme is strictly nontransferable.

    e. The user/learner shall ensure that they have an internet access and a valid and accepted payment method for making payment for the chosen/elected module/programme.

    f. The user/learner acknowledges that the Company does not store any of the credit card information or such other information restricted by the RBI / Government, for processing payment and avails services of payment gateways for the payment towards the services. Therefore, by using a third-party payment provider, the user/learner agrees to abide by the terms of such a payment provider. The user/learner agrees that in case third-party payment provider stores any such information, the Company shall not be responsible for such storage, and it will be solely at the user’s/learner’s discretion to allow the said third party to store such information. Any loss of such information or any loss incurred by the user/learner due to the usage of such information shall be solely a loss incurred by the said user/learner, and the Company is neither liable for any such losses nor responsible to reimburse / make good such losses in any manner whatsoever. The user/learner also agrees to pay the applicable fees for the payments made through the E-Learning Platform.

    g. The user/learner acknowledges that failure to pay may result in withdrawal of the user’s/learner’s access to a programme.

    h. The user/learner acknowledges that the Company does not support all payment methods, currencies or locations for payment. All applicable taxes are calculated based on the billing information that the user/learner provides at the time of registration / enrollment.

    2. Refund Policy
    a. A user/learner may cancel the enrollment at any time, nonetheless, no refund shall be made once the payment (in part or whole) for a programme/ module has been made. You shall note that we do not provide refunds for the lack of usage or dissatisfaction. However, requests for refund of fees on account of cancellation of enrollment may be considered by the Company only if such requests are received prior to closure of registration or 15 days before date of course commencement whichever is earlier, by sending an email request to the user’s/learner’s/your relationship manager and/or admissions counselor from SkillSir, with reasons listed. There shall be no refund applicable once the program has started. Further, in all other cases no refund shall be made.

    b. In case of cancellations of enrollment or registration or refunds, the Company reserves the right to charge a cancellation/ processing charge up to an amount of Rs 3000/- (Rupees Three thousand).This is applicable even for those users/learners who are unable to complete their payment, and hence could not be enrolled in the batch opted for. However, the user/learner can avail pre-deferral as per the policy defined herein below.

    c. Refund will be processed to an eligible user/learner within 30 (thirty) working days from the date of receipt of written request/application from the said user/learner.

    3. Deferral Policy
    a. In a scenario wherein, a user/learner opts for deferring to another batch of the same programme prior to commencement of the programme, the fees/amount(s) paid shall be considered as an advance payment towards the next batch. However, a process charge of Rs.3000 (Rupees Three thousand) plus taxes shall be applicable. The user/learner shall thereafter be counted as a part of the new batch that he/she has been deferred to and the said user’s/learner’s old/earlier provided login may be disabled.

    b. The fee applicable to the deferred user/learner will be as per prevailing fee for the batch that the user/learner has opted to defer to. The user/learner shall be liable to pay the differential programme fees between the two programmes if any.

    c. In case a user/learner decides to differ dates before the commencement of a programme post payment the total programme fee, the total programme fee plus taxes (if any) will be considered against the next batch that the user/learner opts for. The user/learner shall have to additionally pay 10% (ten percent) of the total fee as the deferral fee. The deferral request will be approved once the deferral fee is paid.

    d. In case a user/learner faces severe issues in dedicating time to the course/programme, upon request, an opportunity may be provided to the user/learner by the Company to defer to an another batch. The said request shall have to be informed within 1 (one) month of the commencement of the programme for which the user/learner is enrolled for. The total programme fee plus taxes, if any, will be considered against the next batch. The user/learner shall have to additionally pay 30% (thirty percent) of the total fee as the deferral fee. The deferral request will be approved once the deferral fee is paid.

    4. Cancellation by Company or the associated Institutional partners
    The Company & associated institutional partners, reserves the right to cancel any programme at any time owing to reasons like insufficient enrollments, trainer/faculty indisposition or force majeure events. In an event wherein the Company & associated institutional partners cancels a scheduled course/module/programme, the user/learner will receive full fee refund for the same. All refunds will be processed within 30 (thirty) days of receipt of a valid refund request.

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    PGDM Student Testimonials

    SHUVAM GARABADU

    PGDM – HCM, 2020-22

    “I am a graduate in Commerce with three years of work experience in the Medical Devices Sector. To further hone my managerial skills and a deep interest in the Healthcare Ecosystem, I joined the GIM-HCM Program with a spot offer. The course has helped me diversify my learnings in the latest trends amongst different healthcare verticals and prepared me for the next gen of managers. GIM bestows a culmination of the student-centric program, student-driven campus, and a wide array of opportunities to incubate one’s idea to an actionable plan, all in all making it a broad experience for industry-ready managers.”

    ANCHAL BHUSHAN

    PGDM – HCM, 2020-22

    “Being a Dentist, the managerial side always excited me, and the Healthcare Management program a t GIM gave me a perfect opportunity to pursue it. The curriculum gave me comprehensive insights and knowledge to be industry-ready for a dynamic healthcare ecosystem. The learning at GIM is not restricted to the four walls of the classroom; I did multiple internships and live projects and even founded a students’ public health initiative at the ever-bustling campus of GIM. It is an all-around and a very comprehensive experience for a novice like me entering the industry as a capable and socially sensitive manager.”

    RUBANTI SENGUPTA

    PGDM – HCM, 2021-23

    “I am a Dentist, and I made my way to GIM through the CAT exam. GIM has given me immense exposure and many opportunities to participate in multiple competitions, live projects, and symposiums, both at national and international levels. The mentorship and encouragement of our professors have been of immense help. I’ve made some excellent friends here, not just from HCM but also from other streams. Learning never stops at GIM, and the peer-to-peer learning at GIM helps one to learn teamwork, cooperation, and collaboration.”

    RITHIK RAI

    PGDM – BDA, 2020-22

    “Working in two multinational companies and experiencing the diverse cultures there, GIM has been a supplement of the same. Students from various backgrounds get their varied thought processes, and the experience studying here proves in its very essence that learning never stops at GIM. PDGM-Big Data Analytics program has enabled me to develop my analytical skills and strive towards becoming a Data-Fluent Manager for the future.”

    RAKSHA CHUGH

    PGDM – BDA, 2020-22

     “During the final year of my Engineering, I worked on a Machine Learning based research project later published in an International journal. I was certain of pursuing my post-graduation in Big Data Technology. The Big Data Analytics programme at GIM has helped immensely improve my technical and managerial skills. The curriculum has 5-months of Summer Internship which allows students to gain Industry exposure and provides a holistic learning experience.”