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Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Architecture
Introduction
After Independence India has progressed tremendously in the field of health care. However, the infrastructures for various health facilities were inadequate to meet the requirements of modern hospital system, due to insufficient knowledge and skill of the architects, engineers and the medical planners involved in the projects. In view of changing scenario a need for training all hospital planners, architects and engineers has been actively felt, so that we are able to construct intelligent health facilities to meet the changing demands.

Objectives

To impart training to professionals in planning and designing Hospital and Health Care Organizations.


SCOPE
The programme fulfils specific needs of all free lance or serving architects involved in planning and designing of health care infrastructure, and the needs of all hospital administrators concerned with hospital project planning or those concerned with planning of polyclinics and nursing homes.

Eligibility

Candidates holding Architects degree and registered with Council of Architecture.
Medical, Dental graduates from a Medical/Dental Institute of India or other countries, recognized by Medical Council of India [MCI] or Dental Council of India [DCI] [MHA/MD[HA]/MD (CHA) and DH&HM from IGNOU/AHA preferred) and should have two years experience in respective profession, after registration with MCI/Dental Council.
Graduates in Engineering with five years experience.
BSc. Nursing recognized by Nursing Council of India

Preference will be given to applicants working in a hospital/health care organizations, and holding administrative responsibilities.

Course Capacity
• 15 -20 candidate in one batch and maximum two batch in a year.
• Selection will be done based on eligibility criteria and grading thereon.
• From next year onwards based on Entrance examination.


Block Syllabus

Course-1: Introduction to Health Care Organization
Block-1: Overview of Hospital System-Planning and Organization
Block-2 Challenges in Hospital Management
Block-3 Hospital as a system


Course-2: Medical and Architectural aspects of Planning and Designing-I
Block-1: Clinical Services-I
Block-2 Clinical Services-II
Block-3 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services-I


Course-3: Medical and Architectural aspects of Planning and Designing-II
Block-1: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services-II
Block-2 Support and Utility Services-I
Block-3 Support and Utility Services-II


Course-4: Hospital Engineering Services
Block-1: Basic Engineering Services
Block-2 Allied Engineering Services
Block-2 Safety and Risk Management


Course-5: Hospital Infrastructure and Net work Planning
Block-1: Health care Organization Norms
Block-2 Hospital Norms
Block-3 International Hospitals Norms


Course-6: Emerging Patterns and Trends in Health Care
Block-1: Special Health Facilities
Block-2 Important Case Study-Practical Manual
Block-3 Salient aspects in medical Architecture
Block-3 Dissertation

SCOPE
The programme fulfils specific needs of all free lance or serving architects involved in planning and designing of health care infrastructure, and the needs of all hospital administrators concerned with hospital project planning or those concerned with planning of polyclinics and nursing homes.

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