Apollo Partners with XLRI to Conduct Management Programs

The Apollo Hospitals Group announced its partnership with XLRI Jamshedpur to conduct management programs for Apollo practicing managers, doctors, nurses and other allied professionals. Ms. Sangita Reddy, Executive Director - Operations, Apollo Group and Fr. E. Abraham S J, Director of XLRI (Xavier Labour Relations Institute) signed the MoU at Apollo Health City, Hyderabad today.

This unique tie-up is an initiative to address the need for professionally trained hospital managers who will be an important step to improve standards in managerial and functional areas of healthcare.

XLRI are pioneers in satellite based education programs, which bring professional training to the cities of the participants and does not disrupt their work, said Fr. Abraham - Director of XLRI.

There is a requirement in our country to double our doctors, triple our nurses and quadruple our paramedics. And to make sure that all work efficiently, we need healthcare management professionals. This tie up will go a long way in improving standards of patient care, said Dr. Pratap C. Reddy, Chairman of Apollo Group.

The programs enlisted for the initiative include
1) Post Graduate Certificate in General Management - 350hrs over 1 year
2) Executive Diploma in General Management & Health Care - 850hrs over 1 year

The classes will be delivered via satellite video links from XLRI Jamshedpur to Apollo Learning Centres at Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, New Delhi, Kolkota, Madurai & Bilaspur. 60 individuals have been shortlisted for the training this year.

The format of the programs include fieldwork and a project in a rural setting in India, besides related hospital projects, which is indicative of the partnership's larger interest in fulfilling the need for making healthcare more inclusive.

Official website of XLRI
www.xlri.ac.in

Official website of Apollo Hospitals
www.apollohospitals.com
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