Diploma in health administration is a course that develops the ability to co-ordinate, monitor, manage and plan systems of health care delivery. The course is designed for the purpose of offering students with the skills and knowledge essential for senior planning and administrative positions in health service areas and hospitals. It is meant for both health professionals intending to get administrative and management skills and non-health professionals looking for a career in health administration.

Diploma in health administration course offered by colleges with approval from Medical Council of India is meant for students with medical background and only one medical college offer this course in India, which a government college and the name of this institution is as follows:

• National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi

About the course:

The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare is approved with an intake capacity of six students per year for the Diploma in Health Administration course, which extends to a period of two years. The institute offers this course with affiliation from Delhi University and the course has four theory papers and practical subjects as well.

Eligibility requirement:

For applying to the Diploma in Health Administration, which is a PG course, candidates must have completed their MBBS with compulsory rotating internship and should have registered themselves with any state or Indian Medical Council.

Admission Procedure:

Candidates meeting the eligibility requirements, will have to appear for Common Written Screening Test to be conducted for Post Graduate Diploma or Degree admission conducted by Delhi University for seeking admission to the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare.

Scope of Diploma in Health Administration course:

As mentioned earlier, Diploma in Health Administration course for MBBS students is meant for developing the hospital and health care administration skills of the candidates. Therefore, this course is highly suitable for doctors, who wish to take up administrative positions in reputed hospitals or who wish to develop their own hospital. For future doctors, who wish to run their own hospitals, diploma in health administration course will be of great help to develop their managerial and administrative skills while practicing the profession of medicine as well. A MBBS doctor, who takes up this course will be able to manage a group of doctors under various specializations and they can efficiently run a hospital successfully. Medical professionals with administrative skills are in great demand these days in reputed hospitals and therefore, professionals with diploma in health administration can find very good future job prospects.