1. SHSS TISS is a WHO Collaborating Center for Health Policy Research and Training(The nature of collaboration includes providing specialized knowledge, expertise and support to WHO and its member nations)
2. SHSS has collaboration with following international institutes:
- London School of Economics
- Karolinska Institute, Sweden
- Swiss Tropical Institute, Switzerland
- School of Public Health, Minnesota University, USA
3. SHSS under the aegis of TISS is a member in Erasmus Mundus Scholarships and Academic Cooperation
4. It has been given the status of "Institution of Excellence in Healthcare Management Training" by Government of India.
5. TISS has scored 3.88 in NAAC accreditation which took place in Jan,2010 which is one of the highest among the colleges and universities accredited.
6. Each student is supposed to do an Individual Research Project under the guidance of the faculty which gives a conceptual clarity and an opportunity to specialize in the field of interest.
7. Each student is supposed to do 4 internships in diverse setups which gives the student a superior grounding in the field and the required conceptual clarity.
What programme should I join?
TISS pioneered health and hospital administration programmes in the country and continues to remain an innovator in curriculum and delivery. The School of Health Systems Studies, TISS offers following Masters Programmes:
MHA Hospital Administration
Master of Hospital Administration programme addresses the professional managerial skills required for leadership roles in the hospital sector through training in planning, operational management and project management of hospitals. The programme lays special emphasis on financial management, costing, systems development and information resource management.
The course gives weightage to both theoretical and hands-on learning. While classroom learning through participation in discussions, case studies, presentations, and the like emphasize conceptual clarity, practical inputs are provided through the rigorous internships. These complement classroom learning, throwing light on the practical dimension of the profession. The insights that emerge out of such an experience make students conceptually strong and successful in practice of the profession.
Students of the Master of Hospital Administration programme find jobs in managing a variety of specialised services in hospitals — both in the private and government sectors. Their job sketches include managing various departments of large hospitals as well as planning and designing new services and new hospitals. In the past, students have found employment in leading corporate, government and trust-run hospitals all over the country. Apart from hospitals the students also take up varied roles in consultancy firms, Healthcare IT, retail healthcare and health insurance sector. Some of the biggest names in Indian Healthcare like Manipal Health Systems, Global Hospitals, Hinduja Hospital, Care Hospitals, Infosys, Eclipsys etc have been the past recruiters at SHSS.
MHA Health Administration
The Master of Health Administration programme prepares students to take on managerial positions and contribute to the national health programmes, the NGO sector, healthcare consultancies, health insurance and IT in healthcare and community-based health programmes by building capacities in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating those programmes. It also orients the students to macro issues relevant to health policy and programming in the country. A mix of giants of the likes of WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, PATH, CARE, Aga Khan Health Services, ICICI, Infosys and PWC have been some of the recruiters in the past.
The course curriculum includes core management subjects like operations management, strategic management, finance and health management information system as well as social science courses. It sensitizes the students to the public health challenges and administrative methods to optimize the scarce resources. The students undergoing the course are trained in the basics of social science research, with research being part of the final dissertation mandatory for completion of the course.
Another distinctive feature of the curriculum is the compulsory 3 phase internship programme. Each internship phase is of five weeks, with the first and second in urban and rural health centric NGO respectively and third in national level government organization. Students are assigned to organizations, on the basis of previous education, past work experience and area of professional interest. This phased internship programme exposes the health administration students to live projects and field realities.
MPH Social Epidemiology
Right from the recommendations of Bhore committee report in 1946, the recent NHP 2002 and the NRHM documents, all highlight the training of public health professionals as an important requirement for the improvement of the health situation in the country. With the kind of public health problems the country is facing in the social, cultural and economic context, there is an increased need to emphasize on social epidemiology. Keeping in the mind the existing public health scenario in the country, the full-time course in public health in TISS caters to the need for trained human power in public health and also helps in the protection and maintenance of public health with a focus on social epidemiology. This programme explores the link between the social environment and health of the population along with strong methodological and technical foundation in epidemiology, biostatistics, quantitative analysis and national and international public health policies.
This programme is covered over four semesters, with weightage to research related courses and development of public health paradigms. The internship component is part of every semester with a duration of 5 weeks and involves interaction with different health institutions & communities in both rural and urban areas. The course also includes a written dissertation which can either be an epidemiological study, qualitative research, operations research or any other study with the entire 4th semester in the course dedicated its completion.
MPH Health Policy, Economics and Finance
The MPH in Health Policy, Economics and Finance aims to broaden understanding of policy issues through a multi-disciplinary approach and develop critical analysis of issues within health policy, economics and financing and enable students to devise appropriate health policy responses. It would provide the required skills and perspectives to be nurtured and engage health expertise to collectively undertake analytical work for generating policy recommendations related to public health action.
The programme has been designed for middle level and senior professionals working in the health system of India, South Asia, South East Asia and Africa, allied health professionals and other post-graduates. The programme has been created in collaboration with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK, and faculty from LSE will join TISS faculty in teaching courses. The programme will have an international focus and teaching would cover literature from across the globe with specific focus on
South Asia and Africa. This is a unique master’s programme designed to create high quality professionals with expertise in health policy with strong foundation in economics and financial analysis.
What books/websites should i refer for preparation?
Books
Any MAT Preparation Guide
PSM Park
Websites
http://www.expresshealthcare.in/
http://www.hhmglobal.com/
http://www.hospitalmanagement.net/
http://infochangeindia.org/
Newspapers for GK
(For more information join TISS MHA/MPH Aspirant Community on Orkut)
