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Welingkar to Start PGDM in Healthcare Management Programme

Welingkar Institute of Management (WIM), Mumbai has decided to start a new Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) course in healthcare management.

Said Dr Uday Salunkhe, Group Director, WIM, "A management graduate who studies only general functional areas such as marketing, production, finance will need to develop an appreciation of the healthcare domain to contribute meaningfully to this sector. Similarly, a health science professional lacks knowledge and application of management principles. The healthcare programme bridges the capabilities required to use and apply management principles in people management, finance, operation, communication and other areas to the healthcare sector."

The eligibility for the course is MBBs, BDS, BPharm, MPharm, BEMS, BAMS, BSc (graduates with experience of 1-2 years or freshers), BCom, BA, BMS (graduates with 1-2 years of experience). The duration of the course is 11 months.

"Career options after completion of this programme would be in hospitals, hospital Administration, hospital Planning, hospital marketing and hospital operations," added Dr Salunkhe.

The members of the advisory board are Dr Snehlata Deshmukh, Former Vice Chancellor, Mumbai University, Dr Nilima Kshirsagar, Former Dean, KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Dr Ashok Badwe, Director, Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital - Mumbai, Pramod Lele, CEO, Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, Dr Shakti Gupta, AIIMS, Delhi, Ranjit Shahani, MD, Novartis, Mumbai, Vishal Bali, CEO, Wockhardt Hospitals Group and Dr Pradeep Rane, Regional Medical Director, Sanofi Aventis, Asia Pacific.

EH News Bureau