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Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC), country's oldest IIM, has launched one -year Healthcare Executive Management Programme (HEMP).
The program is jointly organized by IIM-C and Glocal Hospitals Pvt. Ltd. The healthcare executive management programme combines healthcare management education with field-based learning across Singapore and India.
Prof Saibal Chattopadhyay, Director, IIMC said, "This course is certainly a milestone in the glorious history of IIMC. It marks a new chapter that makes the institution stand out, internationally. Given the country's current demographics, there's is a dearth of healthcare professionals. With more than 30 students enrolling for the course, we are hoping for a long successful journey ahead for the programme."
The first batch of 31 students consists of doctors, other medical practitioners, technical and marketing professionals with prior work experience in the healthcare industry.
All the students, with their previous experience in the related fields, are looking at accelerating their career and achieving a bigger entrepreneurial goal in life through this course.
Dr Sabahat Azim, Chief Executive Officer, Glocal Healthcare Systems Pvt Ltd, said, "There's dearth of leadership in healthcare, thus this course spans the entire spectrum of healthcare facility with the biggest market players interacting with the students. The opportunities are just the beginning."
The course will span across six months of campus based learning that will include classroom teaching methods, case based learning etc and six months of international industry exposure.
The unique 'international immersion' program, with the field based learning in Singapore, will help the students to acquire the requisite knowledge of working in global healthcare industry.
Prof. Anindya Sen, Dean (Academic), IIMC said, "This kind of programme should have happened 30 years back. With this course, we give the students, a specialized learning experience from day one. They not only have hands on industry experience, but they also strike the appropriate balance with classroom education. The students receive a holistic training, making them industry ready."
