Field Practicum Educational Plan - UPCM - 2006 - ROJoson

Health Care Management Course(IDC 211 and 212)

LU5

UP College of Medicine

Health Care Management Course(IDC 211 and 212)

LU5, UPCM

Field / Practicum

Health-care Management Course

An Educational Plan

Field / PracticumAn Educational Plan

Situational Analysis:

Part of the 2-week Health-Care Management Course

The course design consists of a one week intensive course on management theories that are supplemented by case discussions.

The second week is largely devoted to field work where students are supposed to do an organizational diagnosis and

propose solutions to identified management problems in their assigned institutions.

Field / Practicum An Educational Plan


Learners:

40 Year-level 5 Medical Students (UP College of Medicine)

4 groups – 10 students each

Distributed to the following health-care organizations:Manila Doctors Hospital (10 students)

Department of Health (10 students)

PhilHealth (10 students)

Non-governmental advocacy health-care organization (10 students)



Faculty:

One preceptor per health-care organization

Schedule:

Field / Practicum: September 18 to 20 (Monday to Wednesday – 8-5 except Tuesday morning)

Plenary Reporting – September 22 (Friday)


Objective:

At the end of the field practicum,

the students must be able to apply the management theories and concepts of health-care organizations

learned in the classroom during the first week of the management course.


Objective:

Specifically, the students are expected to describe the assigned organization / field institution in terms of its:

1. Organizational structure

2. Management approach / style

3. Management challenges

4. Innovative approaches to management

5. Areas of possible improvement

Other objectives may be formulated by the preceptor in each field.


Evaluation Parameter:

Evaluation Method: Assessment of case study with reference to the formulated objectives.

A case study – that is clear and comprehensive in terms of

the required content (see template)


Strategies:

Field Activities

•Interview with staff of the assigned health-care organization•Observation of the assigned health-care organization in terms of management outcome

•Discussion with preceptor

•Independent Study

Schedule:

To be arranged by and with field preceptor.


Schedule of Activities

Sept 18 (Mon) Sept 19 (Tues) Sept 20 (Wed)

8-10 HD(Exec. Offices)

Students have class in UPCM

Clinical Dept

10-12 MD(MD Office)

OHD(Exec. Office)

1-3 Tour of Hospital AMSD (MD Office)

FD (Finance Office)

3-5 BDD(BDD Office)

NSD(NS Office)

HRD(HRD Office)


Schedule of Activities

Managers Position

Atty. Pilar Nenuca P. Almira Hospital Director

Dr. Dante Morales Manager, Medical Services Division

Dr. Elizabeth P. Asa Manager, Allied Medical Services Division

Ms. Rosie de Leon Manager, Nursing Service Division

Dr. Rex Mendoza Manager, Operations and Hospitality Division

Ms. Glenda Santos Manager, Human Resource Division

Mr. Marc Funelas Manager, Business Development Division

Ms. Lee Garrido Manager, Finance Division

Manager, Clinical Department

General Guide in the Management Study of Health-care Organization /

Project

(Applicable to study of whole organization, a unit in the organization, and a project in the

organization.)

General Guide in the Management Study of Health-care Organization / Project

Note:

Interviewers will ask and observe and make a report based on answers of interviewees and their actual observation of the organization / project.


Note:

Interviewees are requested to accommodate the interviewers and to show documents (without necessarily giving them a copy).


Note:

Confidentiality of answers and report will be observed by the interviewees.

A completed report will be submitted to the interviewees.


Title: Management Study of ________________________

(Whole Organization / Unit / Project)


I. IntroductionDescription of Organization / Project for Management StudyDescription of Roles / Responsibilities / Functions of ManagerDescription of Functions of UnitDescription of Rationale for Project


II. Planning

Blueprint, Strategies, Activities, Outcome (expressed and/or observed)

Mission statement

Goal / objective statement

Strategic planning


III. Organizing



IV. LeadingBlueprint, Strategies, Activities, Outcome

(expressed and/or observed)Management style / type of

leadership (of managers)Communication systemTime management


V. Controlling



VI. Conclusions and observations on overall management effectiveness and efficiency (expressed and/or observed)


VII. Areas of improvement (identified by managers and/or recommended by interviewers)


VIII. Acknowledgement

Health & Medicine

Field Practicum Educational Plan - UPCM - 2006 - ROJoson