The broad objective of the program is to build knowledge and skills to facilitate high performance as effective professionals in health and hospital systems, both in the public and private sectors. The syllabus and course content are designed keeping in mind the current requirements of the healthcare industry. The objectives are as under:
- To develop skills in planning, building and managing healthcare organizations.
- To participate and contribute to the formulation of public health policies.
- To enhance decision making and administrative competence of the students to enable them to face challenges of the healthcare industry.
- To promote knowledge through applied and conceptual research relevant to management and to disseminate this knowledge through publications.
- To collaborate with other institutions in India and abroad for furtherance of professional exposure.
- Management education towards institution building in a meaningful manner.
- Understanding of the latest concepts and techniques of management and their application in making the managerial roles of the participants efficient and effective.
- The capability of analyzing, and solving operational problems in the delivery of healthcare and hospital services.
- The adeptness of appropriate strategies for effective planning, implementing, and evaluation of institutional and community-based health and family welfare programs.
- Acumen for using the application of qualitative and quantitative analytical tools, as applicable to health and hospital management related problems.
- Capacity to understand and appreciate methodologies of health/hospital management training and develop skills with a focus on strategic responsibility for training and imparting human resource development in the health care industry.
- Expanding the vision of participants, about the wider background in the context of health care and health management in their historical, sociological and cultural framework.
- Logistics expertise to promote the efficient and equitable allocation of resources, and development of strategies, to promote public health and cost-effective healthcare.
- Financial aptness in the use of application of a scientific approach in reducing the cost of care through better material and money management.