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Monday, December 14, 2009

To the aspirants...scope of MHA (Health)

The previous blog on scope of MHA (Hospital) gives a very good overview of what lies in store for MHA graduates. Going on to MHA (Health) first let me clarify that expect for hospitals almost all openings are there for MHA (Health) as well. However MHA (Health) concentrates on the larger issues of health sector and less on the corporate aspect of it.

Apart from the openings listed before ( for hospital Administration) as health managers there are openings in various NGOs and programs like NACO, NRHM etc. Also there are international openings in UN organisations like WHO and UN funded agencies. However, for such organisations, a strong CV in terms of work ex, research experience, internships and projects plays a major role.

Research project which is an essential part of MHA (Health) creates research level oppurtunities in various areas like health financing, epidemiology, human resource in health care etc.

In the end I would like to add that apart from career oppurtunities the course offers you, your interest should be a major factor in deciding which stream you finally choose

Wish you all, best of luck for the written exam results and forthcoming rounds of GD/PI.