IGNOU - Post Graduate Diploma in Maternal and Child Health (PGDMCH)

About the course

The programme is intended to provide an opportunity to medical personnel and private practitioners for upgrading their knowledge and skills in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) for providing better quality of MCH services. The programme covers the concepts, practices and application for knowledge in the field of MCH services and aims at improving the knowledge and skills of medical personnel working both in the governmental health care delivery system and the private sector.

Objectives

After completion of this programme, a student should be able to achieve the following objectives:

• imbibe comprehensive knowledge of ongoing Maternal and Child Programmes and be able to manage Health Care Services at different institutional levels;

• tackle the disease outbreaks and effectively manage the National Health Programmes especially in relation to MCH services;

• provide antenatal care including those of high risk pregnancy, conduct normal delivery, handle common emergency care related to pregnancy and its outcome and identify referral situations;

• manage common gynaecological morbidity and provide family planning services;

• provide newborn care, identify high risk babies, diagnose and manage common childhood morbidity including emergencies; and

• acquire knowledge on nutritional needs, assess growth and development of children and manage their respective problems.

Programme Design

The PGDMCH programme consists of six courses. These represent three broad disciplines of conventional medical education system. Course 1 (MME-101), Course 2 (MME-102) and Course 3 (MME-103) represent the disciplines of Community Medicine, Obstetries and Gynaecology (O&G) and Paediatrics respectively. The respective practical component of these three courses are given in the Course 4 (MMEL-101), Course 5 (MMEL-102) and Course 6 (MMEL-103)

Program Code

PGDMCH

Eligibility

MBBS

Min age as on 1st Jan. of the Academic Year

No bar

Duration (Min)

1 years

Duration (Max)

3 years

Program Fee

Rs. 16,900/- (Programme fee includes Registration fee of Rs 100/-)

Fee details presented here are indicative and are subject to change. Students are advised to check with the admission notification or with the authorities concerned for the latest information.

Medium of Instruction

English

Admission details

Admission notification is generally released in May/June and the last date for submission of filled-in application forms will be September 30 for January session and March 31 for July session. However students are requested to check with the official admission notification for the exact dates related to admissions.

Selection Criteria

Five seats in each PSC are reserved for candidates sponsored by state/central govt. Selection will be made on the basis of merit. A separate merit list will be prepared for each Regional Centre on the basis of the total score of applicants. Separate merit lists will be prepared for different categories as per Central Govt. rules. The scores will be calculated by considering two criteria:

• Total percentages of marks secured in all MBBS examinations.

• Total years of experience (Period from the date of completion of internship up to the date of beginning of session).

Additional weightage will be given to the candidates sponsored by State/Central Government. (i.e. by Department of Health & FW or by Directorate of Health Services).

Programme Implementation

The students will be compulsorily required to attend four spells of seven days each at allotted medical college in addition to carrying out practical activities at district hospitals for 180 hours. At present there are 30 medical colleges acting as PSCs which have been listed in the prospectus regional centrewise. However, additional centres are likely to be activated in the states of Uttaranchal, Manipur and in all large states. The activation of these centres is subject to the approval of respective State Governments. There are a maximum of 30 seats at each Programme Study Centre.

Please note that students must send their forms to the Regional Centre as per their address of correspondence (refer the operational area of Regional Centres). The programme Study Centre (PSC) once allotted will not be changed except in case of vacancy and provided no practical training has been undertaken by the candidate.

Other Information

The candidates of B.Sc. (N), PGDMCH, PGDHHM & PGDGM should deposit only the Registration Fee of Rs. 100/- with the application form. Their selection will be determined by way of a merit list and they will be duly informed. Only selected candidates will be required to pay the Programme Fee within a stipulated date. Applicants of B.Sc (N) should also fill in the Form-A attached to the Application Form. PGDMCH & PGDGM students also to fill the Form-B, PGDHHM students to fill the Form-C.

For further information on this course, please email to pgdmch@ignou.ac.in

For information on Student Registration & Evaluation, please email to sred@ignou.ac.in

For information on Material Production and Distribution, please email mpdd@ignou.ac.in

For other information, please email to ssc@ignou.ac.in

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