Curricularneed evaluation for studentspursuing Masters in Hospital &Healthcare Management at an Indian University

Abstract

The focus of the study is tounderstand the students' perceptionabout the academic and professional factors associated with an existing post graduate degree programme in hospital & healthcare management of an Indian University.157students pursuing first year of post-graduation at an Indian university participated in the study. The methodology had a questionnaire along with personal interview by the worker. The content of the questionnaire & interview were based on assessing the students on their requirement in terms of education being imparted andtheir opinion in terms of skill set that needs to be developed,for them to take on the future role of a healthcare manager/s.The results show the important factors that lead the candidate to select this course. The most favored factors associated with the programme emerged as subjects taught (91.7%), provision of pre-induction material (75.15%), assessment parameters to judge performance (85.90 %). The study also revealed the major area in which students felt that improvement is required so as to increase their employability that includes understanding of service mix (82.10 %), problem solving & decision making skills (77.7%), and also handling work pressure (53.5%) these factors emerged as key professional aspects related to healthcare service sector.