Explore "Health Management" at IIHMR University for better carrier option

Explore "Health Management" & "Development Management" at IIHMR University for better carrier option

IIHMR University (www.iihmr.edu.in) is a global institution for promoting health research to encourage innovation better management and use to technology in healthcare delivery and developing of cost-effective and culturally relevant health intervention to improve health and productivity of the people of India and globally. 

According to Dr. N S Deodhar, there was not a single institute in the world which exclusively meant for health management except one in Geneva; Furthermore, this is the only institute in India having no department & another characteristic of the institute is that does not function in isolation. 

IIHMR University was established as a private Post Graduate Research University on 25/02/2014 through an act enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature and received the assent of the Government of Rajasthan. 

The UGC approval was granted on 30th Oct 2015. There are 3 schools in the university comprising of “Institute of Health Management & Research”, School of Pharmaceutical Management & School of Development Studies.

The over-arching goals of the university are as follows:

• To create a higher-level intellectual ability through self-financed, the postgraduate and doctoral programme in hospital and health management., pharmaceutical management, rural management and social sector;
• To make a visible impact on policies and programmes in India through teaching, research and training in higher education and make provisions for research, advancement and dissemination of knowledge;

The “School of Development Studies (SDS)”, currently offers “The MBA in Rural Management Advantage” the programme, with a curriculum benchmarked according to the recommendations of “International Commission on Education for Sustainable Development Practice” curriculum providing detailed knowledge about four fields viz., “Management, Social Sciences, Health Sciences & Physical Sciences”, six field learning segments for a rich blend of theory & “Practice oriented Pedagogy”; 

Built around a culture of action-oriented research, the university has worked collaboratively with the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University (USA), as well as international agencies like the “World Health Organization (WHO) & the United Nations (UN)”, the school is poised build in a range of niche initiatives towards “Research, Executive Education, Innovation Hub, Online education, Internationalization & Position towards building Policy-Supporting strategic reforms within and aligning with sectoral requirements of strengthening human resources, knowledge management & technical-support”;

The “School of Development Studies (SDS)” at IIHMR University Board involving distinguished Academicians, Field Experts & Practitioners, deliberated in 360-degree format aspects of:

(a) Field / Case-Study & Industry Segments of the Curriculum, 

(b)  Introduction of Technology-Based Learning, 

(c) Introduce study-streams/concentrations to the MBA (Rural Management) Programme, encompassing of 06 different specializations, similar to the Maxwell System; i.e.

(a) Rural Governance & Management, 

(b) NGO Leadership & CSR Governance, 

(c) Infrastructure Management, 

(d) Human Development & SDGs, 

(e) Environmental Governance & Management, & 

(f) Marketing & Agri-Business Management, 

(d) Introduce 16 new courses, of thematic importance specific to the thematic concentrations stated above, by including them as part of curricula in a phased manner, 

(e) Introduction of exclusive Ph. D programme double PhD degree (co-tutelle thesis) for National & International Candidates, Introduction of 01 year PGDM in Sustainable Development, 

(f)  Introduction of Weekend Programme of MBA (Rural Management), for Mid-Career Professionals at IIHMR, New Delhi, Introduce 03 months specialized certificate programme focusing on SDGs / (any development agenda), for Young Professionals, 

(g) Roster Adjunct Faculty representing eminent universities from varied geographic locations, to co-deliver academic courses on a global context, & to be engaged for teaching for 07 days duration, 

(h) Introduction of 04 off-campus MDP centers for SDS’s Executive Education agenda (IIT-Madras, Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI): Patna, NIRD & PR (Hyderabad), & one more location TBD), 

(i) Introduction of MOOC programmes to extend “Developmental Courses” focusing on Development in India, & specifically highlighting GoI landmark programmes & affiliated to a Multi-bilateral Donor (i.e. UNEP / UNCHS), 

(j) Establishment of “Rural Innovation Lab”, through Grants/ Endowment; 

(k) Introduction of Research Grants in emerging areas of development, 

(k) Establishment of an official SDS Journal “Development Insights” in the field of “Rural Development”, 

(l)  Establishment of “Research Centers” in specific areas of “Higher Education”, “Human Development”, “WASH-N” & “Agriculture” towards supporting Policy Development, Field Analysis & Advancement of Practice, 

(m) Introduce Summer / Winter Schools, Exchange Programmes & Boot-camps for graduate students, internationally, and 

(n) Convening of two thematic conferences / policy-dialogues, of  national & International focus;

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