Coimbatore-based Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has recently signed a letter of agreement with Harvard Medical School’s Postgraduate Medical Education (HMS PGME). Under the agreement, HMS PGME will design and deliver an educational programme in the field of healthcare leadership at Amrita.

Harvard Medical School’s Leadership in Healthcare – India programme will kick off in October 2023. The twelve-month programme covers financial management, patient safety, innovation, transformational leadership, and empowering women. This cutting-edge curriculum will help participants to develop skills and knowledge that are essential for leading and managing complex health organisations in India and the world-over. 

“Effective healthcare leadership is essential to creating a collaborative environment that helps to ensure the delivery of quality health care,” said Dr Ajay K. Singh, Senior Associate Dean for Postgraduate Medical Education at Harvard Medical School. “By making high-impact educational opportunities available to health care professionals around the world, we advance the HMS mission to nurture a diverse, inclusive community dedicated to alleviating suffering and improving health and well-being.”

Participants who have satisfactorily completed the programme requirements shall receive a Certificate of Completion from Harvard Medical School.  Graduates of Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Medical Education certificate programsme have an excellent track record of career advancement in local and international leadership positions.