Programme structure
Duration and Practical Training
The approved NCAHP DHIM curriculum specifies 2.5 years or five semesters, including a six-month internship. It describes 1,465 hours of theory, 655 hours of practical classes and 720 internship hours. This is a useful na...
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Academic, practical and internship timeline
The approved NCAHP DHIM curriculum specifies 2.5 years or five semesters, including a six-month internship. It describes 1,465 hours of theory, 655 hours of practical classes and 720 internship hours. This is a useful national reference but does not silently change the duration of every existing DMRT programme.
DMRT courses offered by state boards, universities or institutions may publish a different academic and hospital-training period. Their approved prospectus should state the normal duration, maximum completion period, attendance, practical hours, examinations, internship and project requirements.
A credible programme should include supervised experience in a functioning hospital medical-record or health-information department. Students need exposure to registration, record assembly, deficiency checking, indexing, retention, retrieval, scanning, disclosure workflows, coding support, statistics and digital health-information systems. Classroom instruction alone is not sufficient preparation.
Official verification
Sources to check before acting
Rules, dates, fees, seats and recognition can change. Use the current official document for the admission year and keep the evidence supporting each important decision.