Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health Management Admission notification

PROSPECTUS

for

Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health Management

(PGDPHM)

Session: January, 2012

Session: July, 2011

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

CHANDIGARH

Price: Rs. 1000/-

Last date for submission of application form is 04.10.2011

INTRODUCTION OF THE COURSE

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT

This Diploma Course is a 1 year full residential course aimed at capacity building of health functionaries, so as to bridge the gap in Public Health management capacity amongst health professionals in the country.

The specific purpose of the PGDPHM course is to prepare a competent workforce of public health managers who have basic knowledge and skills of assessing public health needs, planning, organizing, staffing, financing and budgeting, monitoring and evaluating public health projects and programmes.

ADMISSION TO THE COURSE

Admission to Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health Management is made once in a year. The session commences from 1st January each year.

NB: Before applying for course candidates are advised to go through information brochure and the admission notice published in the press carefully.

PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING

Applications for admission to the course are required to be submitted on the prescribed form supplied with the Information Brochure, which can be down loaded from PGIMER website.

The fact that an application form has been supplied on a certain date will not be accepted as an excuse for the late submission of the application. The supply of application from does not ipso-facto make the receiver eligible for admission to the selection test.

Application on forms other than those prescribed for the purpose will not be entertained. If any candidate gets an application form for course different from the one asked for, he/she may submit his/her application on the same before the closing date.

The application will be treated as an advance copy. The application on the prescribed form will be obtained later.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT

Applicants should possess only MBBS degree with three year experience as General Duty Medical Officer in the government health services preferably in the delivery of public health service.

DURATION OF PGDPHM COURSE:One Year

NO. OF SEATS:Ten

(Sponsored candidates only from states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh & UnionTerritory, Chandigarh)

METHOD OF SELECTION

Candidates should be sponsored by the government for the entire course duration. Each state government can sponsor candidates but PGIMER will select candidates based on professional eligibility, curriculum vitae, work experience, aptitude test, viva voce etc. and only those found fit to join the course will be selected by the Institute.

The complete application must reach to the Registrar, PGIMER, Chandigarh either by post or by personal delivery at the counter on or before the closing date. Applications may please be sent preferably by registered post. For facility of candidates, the closing date for the receipt of  applications has been mentioned on the application form. The counter for receipt of applications will close on 04.10.2011 at 5.00 PM and no application will be received thereafter. The Institute will not be responsible if applications are delivered to any other quarters. The fact that the application registration no. has been issued to the candidates, does not mean that the application is complete in all respects and has been accepted by the institute.

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER  http://www.pgimer.nic.in/code/pdf/PGDPHMPros041011.pdf