LTC 462P - Practicum in Health Service Administration

• Assignments: Varied throughout the term
• Final Assessment: Project Paper

• 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.