By- Akanksha Yadav

About the course:

MD hospital administration is a 3-year long postgraduate hospitality management course. This branch deals with the managerial responsibilities in a hospital ensuring to provide most effective patient care.

Individuals specialized in this branch play a big role in saving lives. They are supposed to manage hospitals, outpatient clinics, centres etc. This program helps individuals in developing expertise in planning and managing different types of hospitals. This course is perfect for those who want to work in the hospital management field.

Currently, in India, there are various private/government colleges/institutes where MD hospital administration course is available. The fees in private colleges are usually higher than the government ones. The tuition fees for MD hospital administration can go from INR 6,000 to INR 10, 00,000 per annum.

The duration of MD hospital administration:

MD hospital administration course is a 3-year postgraduate course. This is a non-clinical field. It is similar to MBA in health care management. During this course, students study various subjects related to the hospital administration field.

The eligibility criteria for MD hospital administration:

Students wanting to pursue an MD hospital administration course can check the eligibility criteria of the course below.

• The Aspirant should have an MBBS degree from an institute/college recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a minimum of 55% marks.
• The student should have completed his/her 1-year mandatory internship after completing his/her graduation.
• The candidate should have qualified for NEET-PG or the required entrance examination.
• Admission is usually based on merit in the entrance exam. It is given on the basis of a merit list which is based on marks obtained in the entrance exam and counselling process.

Subjects in MD hospital administration:

During MD hospital administration, students study various subjects related to hospital administration. The list of hospital administration subjects is given below.

• General management
• Foundation course philosophy of research
• Social service perspectives on health
• Basic economics and health economics
• Research methodology I
• Research Methodology II
• Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics
• Evaluation of health services
• Organizational behaviour
• Human resource management and labour legislation
• Management Accounting
• Hospital planning
• Operation Research
• Health insurance
• The legal framework in hospitals
• Marketing management
• Financial management
• Business development strategies
• Quality management
• Project work

Famous entrance examinations for MD Hospital administration:

Medical colleges take students through various entrance examinations. Some of the top entrance examinations are

• NEET PG- The full form of this exam is the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate). It is conducted by the National Board of Examinations.
• AIIMS INI CET- The full form of this examination is the Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test. This exam is conducted by AIIMS, New Delhi. Through this examination, students get admissions in various PG courses like Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS), Master of Dental Surgery (MDS), Doctorate of Medicine (DM)

Career opportunities after MD hospital administration:

After finishing the post-graduation degree in health administration, individuals can expect a salary of INR 2, 00,000 to INR 10, 00,000 per annum.

After their MD hospital administration degree, individuals can work as

• Loss medical officer
• Focus manager
• Medical clinic administrator
• Administrator
• Restorative superintendent
• Activities head
• Agency manager
• Occupational health specialist
• Program Manager
• Hospital business manager

Recruiters:

Some of the top MD Hospital administration graduates’ recruiting organizations are

• Apollo Hospitals
• Fortis Medical Research Institute
• AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences)
• KPMG
• Infosys

 

Top institutes/colleges offering MD hospital administration:

MD hospital administration course is offered in various colleges in India. The top institutes/colleges are

• Narayana Medical College, Andhra Pradesh
• M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore
• Kasturba Medical College, Bangalore
• SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Karnataka
• JSS Medical College, Mysore
• AIIMS, Bhopal
• Armed Forces College, Pune
• AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar
• Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
• KGMU, Lucknow
• AIIMS, Rishikesh