India has a large scope and potential for improvement and expansion of medical care and this fact has been realized by the Indian government because of which government of India is taking every step to develop the healthcare industry.

Many developmental factors in the health care industry has necessitated the need for trained manpower to take care of various administrative and other works in hospitals that too candidates from medical profession are required for taking care of the administrative positions in hospitals. Here comes the role of diploma in hospital administration course, which produces eminent manpower from medical profession to take care of the administrative activities in the health care industry. This two year PG diploma course is offered only by a few medical colleges in India and only a single government college offer this course and it is:

• Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

Intake capacity:

The medical council of India has approved the Armed Forces Medical College to admit six students per year for the Diploma in Hospital Administration course. Even though, in the process of admission, Armed Forces Medical College gives preference to service officers, any unutilized seats for the course are offered to civilians.

Eligibility requirement:

For getting into the Diploma in Hospital Administration course offered by the Armed Forces Medical College candidates must be graduates from the medical profession in any of the following disciplines:

• Allopathy medicine

• Homeopathy medicine

• Unani medicine

• Ayurveda medicine

• Dentistry

• Nursing

• Paramedical disciplines

Admission Procedure:

Admission of civilians to the Armed Forces Medical College is done based on the performance of students in the entrance examination, for which advertisements inviting applications from eligible candidates are published in popular newspapers.

Objective of the course:

Diploma in Hospital Administration course is offered by a few colleges in India with the following objectives:

• To prepare efficient and qualified administrators for managing hospitals

• To offer better training to the students in the leadership skills

• To develop better systems for the best delivery of healthcare in hospitals

• To provide the required knowledge and skills for practical implementation and orientation of strategies with relation to modern hospitals

• To train the students in understanding the concepts of human resource management and organizational behavior

• To make the students to understand various administrative methods in hospitals

• The course is designed in such a way that candidate can understand clearly the role of economics in general with specific focus on healthcare industry

• Students are also offered a better understanding of the importance of health insurance

Scope of Diploma in Hospital Administration:

Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Administration offers a very good scope. Candidates, who have completed this course, can find employment opportunities in large public sector hospitals, private hospitals, pharmaceutical firms, mental health facilities, nursing homes and health care portals. As a fresher, candidates can begin their career as assistant hospital managers of assistant hospital administrators besides they can also practice their profession as a general physician. This course will be of great use to them even if they start their own hospital in the future for effective management.