Postgraduate Programme in Pharmaceutical Management
The Institute offers a two-year full time Postgraduate Programme with specialisation in Hospital Management, Health Management and Pharmaceutical Management. It is a flagship educational programme aiming at developing trained professional managers with requisite skills in planning and operating management techniques; diagnosing and solving management problems; and acquiring consultancy skills, with a view to preparing them to manage hospitals, pharmaceutical and healthcare institutions in developing countries, both in the public and the private sectors, and to meet the rising demand for quality care.
For practical training the Institute has collaborative arrangements with multi-specialty 400-bedded Santokbha Durlabhji Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Jaipur; Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital, Coimbatore; KLES Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Belgaum; SMS Hospital, Jaipur; and NGOs and multinational healthcare organisations. As the programme has set high standards of management education in the health sector, it has attained the status of a premier programme in the country. Our students go for training and placement to as many as one hundred hospitals, pharmaceutical and healthcare organisations.
The programme with an intake capacity of 120 seats is recognised by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and Ministry of Human Resouree Development, Government of India.
The programme has been recognised by the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi as equivalent to MBA degree of Indian universities and has been awarded the accreditation status by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).
Structure of the Programme
SThe programme consists of five terms:
Term - I :- Introductory Courses
Term - II :- Core Courses
Term - III :- Summer Training
Term - IV :- Specialised Courses
Term - V :- Internship
Pharmaceutical Management
Core Courses:
for 1 st year :
Health and Development
Health Care Delivery System and Policies in India
Health System in Different Countries
Bio-Statistics
Essentials of Epidemiology
Essentials of Demography
Principles of Management
Pharmaceutical Management
Organisational Behaviour
Health Economics and Finance
Communication Planning and Management
Marketing Management in Health Care and the Pharmaceutical Sector
Research Methodology
course for secont year :
National and International Environment for Pharmaceutical Industry.
Human Resource Management in Pharmaceutical Industry
Finance Management in Pharmaceutical Industry
Pharmaceutical Marketing Management
International Pharmaceutical Marketing
Pharmaceutical Production and Materials Management
Management Information Control System
Strategic Management and Leadership Development
Research and Development Management
Clinical Trials Management
Quality Assurance
Regulatory Affairs
Internship
The second year curriculum provides a sharper focus, allowing customisation to an individual's specific career aspirations. Towards the end of the second year the students are placed in different hospitals, pharmaceutical and healthcare organisations throughout the country and abroad for internship for a period of four months. This helps enhance the practical knowledge and skills of the students to supplement theoretical inputs provided in the classroom. The students are also required to carry out health services, research and submit a dissertation to the institute after this training.
Evaluation Process
Evaluation of performance a continuous process. It is not based entirely on the formal examination at the end of the course. To be recommended for the award of the diploma, candidates are required to achieve a prescribed standard in the total course work. Evaluation is based essentially on four components:
Assessment of classroom performance
Performance in written work, assignments and problem-solving exercises during each course
Examination at the end of each module
Evaluation of summer training report and internship report
The grades*, grade points and equivalent percentages are as follows:
Award of Diploma
The following are the requirements for passing the examination and award of the diploma:
Attendance:
Every student is normally expected to maintain full attendance in the classes as well as during the field placements. No unauthorised absence from field placement is permitted. When a student is deputed by the Institute to attend a seminar, competition, study tour, or other programme or any relief work, his/her absence on that account will not be counted for the purpose of computing the minimum number of hours of attendance required of him/her.
Examination:
Students must have regular attendance, do all assignments, and pass the examination at the end of each course. In the final evaluation for each course, due consideration is given to the student's contribution to classroom discussions, written reports, reading and other assignments. Minimum passing marks 50%.
Summer Training:
Summer training is an integral part of the course. The students are also assessed on the basis of their performance during this period.
Internship:
Every student is required to do internship. The student decides on the topic of his/her thesis in consultation with the faculty supervisors. They are required to submit the final thesis approved by the faculty supervisors. They are finally assessed by the committee of experts.
