Voices

With MCI trying to regulate hospital management institutes, Express Healthcare Management seeks the opinion of a few experts

Dr V Ranjan,
HOD, Academic section,
Symbiosis Centre for Healthcare, Pune

It would be a good move, if MCI regularises the courses of distance education also., with each of the three institutes having different syllabi. From marketing, finance, patient management, to labour laws, a hospital management student, should know everything. But, it is unfortunate that some institutes do not teach these. So MCI regulation would be welcome.

Dr (Col) S K P Matwankar,
Member of Academy of Hospital Administrators,
Director Operations, H N Hospital, Mumbai
MCI being a body of medical professionals, MCI regulated syllabus would give a holistic view of hospital administration, both clinical and non-clinical. Many hospital management institutes lay more emphasis on managerial aspect of hospital administration, neglecting topics like Consumer Protection Act, labour laws and others. MCI is likely to strike a balance between the clinical and non-clinical administration.

Dr Vivek Desai,
Faculty member, TISS,
MD, HOSMAC Consultancy, Mumbai

Most of the hospital management institutes have good syllabi. Why make them follow a uniform Indian syllabus? I don't think it would be a good move.

Major General (Dr) S K Biswas,
Founder-Member, Academy of Hospital Administrators, Delhi
With the changing trends, hospital administration course syllabus should be updated, which MCI has taken the lead. It is a good move.

Dr K Narayan,
Medical super-intendent, Tata Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai
The regulation would bring accountability of the institutes, which are completely unregulated. Some of the students coming out of these institutes only manage to get a front office job.

(Compiled by Rita Dutta)