LTC 462 - Practicum in Health Service Administration

 

Prerequisites & Notes
All required core courses. Must be taken either with or following LTC 450.  Requires Program Manager or Program Director approval.

Assignment Overview
An internship with monthly reports and an applied research paper

Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to demonstrate leadership skills in the following:

• To provide a planned, progressively comprehensive, supervised training program, combining academic learning with practical experience. 
• To introduce the intern to a dimension of health care management that will expand his or her knowledge base. 
• To require the intern to apply management principles learned in class to real-life situations and problems. 
• To provide an opportunity for interaction between the intern and health care professionals, and to instill in the intern an appreciation of professional attitudes and values. 
• To reinforce, in the intern, a sense of responsibility toward the profession of health care management, colleagues, resident/patients or clients, and the community. 
• To allow the intern an opportunity to assume administrative responsibility. 
• To develop the intern’s communication skills through written reports (including the Project Paper), and through interactions such as meetings and presentations. 
• To engage the intern in a participatory learning experience that will benefit the organization providing the field experience. 
• To develop a confident, professional administrator, possessing the necessary skills and expertise. 
• To assist the intern in preparation for any required licensure exams.