National Heart Institute – New Delhi has been recognized by IGNOU for its Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiology (PGDCC) program.

This program is for MBBS graduates, aiming to develop a cadre of non-intervention cardiologists through a 2-year full time rigorous training. This program consists of thirteen courses. These represent non-invasive cardiology and diabetes mellitus.

After completion of this programme, one should be able to.

• Imbibe comprehensive knowledge of ongoing Common Cardiovascular Diseases and be able to manage Health Care Services at different institutional levels.
• Provide cardiac emergency at various places i.e. smaller towns, district towns.
• Provide services related to the Electrocardiography, Stress Test, Holter Monitoring, Echocardiography, Cardiac Radiology and related non-invasive services, including Diabetes Mellitus
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• Provide non-invasive paediatric cardiology including managing paediatric cardiac emergencies.
• Acquire knowledge of the risk factors of the cardiovascular diseases.
• Provide preventive cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation services to the community.