Department of Hospital Management, Deccan School of Management, Hyderabad, Principal: Dr. Prof. Manisha Saxena Interview

Dr. Prof. Manisha Saxena has been working as the Principal of Department of Hospital Management, Deccan School of Management, Hyderabad, Telangana. She has done PhD from the School of the Social Sciences University of Hyderabad. And she has an amazing 27+ years of experience in Academic and Health Care Organizations. Her areas of interest include Disability and Rehabilitation, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour and Research Methodology. Also, she is also recognized by Osmania University to guide PhD research scholars and is on the Board of Directors of Darussalam Urban Co-operative Bank.

Which latest program are you offering in your institute to help students outperform?

"Our college is providing MBA course in the field of HHM and in distance mode"

We are offering a 2 year MBA course in the discipline of Hospital and Healthcare Management. And it is offered in distance mode in association with Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University. 

Which factors make the programs of your college a best fit for students?

"Our recently introduced course is a best fit for both aspiring students and working executives"

We have designed our latest course keeping in mind the outside world expectations and needs of both students as well as working professionals. And through our course, they can easily devote their time towards their job as well as study. 

What do you think, how is this New Education Policy going to impact the education sector?

"NEP will get access to basic education and best practical exposure"

The National Education Policy primarily focuses on enhancing industrial exposure and practical learning experience of our young generation. And to implement it in our curriculum and educate students beyond books, we supplement their knowledge through professional visits to Hospitals, internships, real-time projects and dissertation. 

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How do the programs of your college ensure the future readiness of students post-pandemic?

"Students will be getting decent work opportunities post pandemic also as demand is increasing for online consultation nowadays"

During and post-pandemic, our students have been used to online classes and virtual learning. Also the healthcare industry too has shifted its focus to online consultations and telemedicine. So, students after successfully finishing our course will have tremendous opportunities in the online and offline world.

In your opinion, how integration of technology in the education sector is going to change the educational trends?

"Integration of technologies in education sector will transform everything for the good cause"

I firmly believe that technology is the building block and will be the future of all major sectors in the upcoming time. And someone who is not tech savvy will be considered as illiterate. Therefore, for us, inclusion of technology components in the course curriculum is a step towards becoming future ready. 

How do you build a strong connection between your institute courses and industrial demands?

"By bridging the gaps through professional visits, industrial projects and apprenticeships"

For the purpose of establishing a link between our courses and industry expectations, we have designed an industry oriented curriculum so that students can get the best education and practical exposure. And our college curriculum is composed of hospital visits, dissertation, internships and we regularly assign projects to our students so that they can apply their classroom learning to find solutions for real world issues. 

What challenges have you faced while inculcating new programs in your curriculum?

"Convincing students about the importance of both regular and distance mode courses was a challenge"

Our college offers a full time regular Postgraduate program of MHM to students and along with this, we have started providing MBA courses in distance mode. So for us our initial challenge was to address the queries of students who are pursuing these 2 courses from our college. Apart from this, making students convinced that regular and distance courses are equally good and valuable was another issue we had to fix on an early basis.

What key factors are being considered by your team while adding a new course in the curriculum?

"We thoroughly analyze the course demand in outside world and among students"

When we plan to add a new course in our curriculum, we thoroughly analyze its demand in the outside world and also the number of students or working professionals who are looking for such courses. Because if there will be a good strength of aspirants, more chances are that the program will be a success.

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Why are internships and projects important for students before entering into the corporate sector?

"Internships and real-time projects are inseparable as students can evaluate their existing and build new one"

In today's time, internships and projects are interlinked and very important to give a hands-on experience to students about their respective courses and areas of interest and it also helps an organization to gauge, measure and understand their prospective employees. In addition to this, real time projects also help students to analyze if their skill sets are in line with expectations of the industrial world or not. .