This course provides students with the opportunity to understand the intersection between culture, society, and disease as it relates to their future careers as healthcare professionals . Topics to be covered include epidemics, pandemics, and the spread of infectious disease. How cultural and social factors evolve over time to influence the way disease is framed, starting in the 1600s and ending in the present day. Prereq: HHS/CLM 241 and 350. Admission to the CLM or HHS program or consent of instructor. (Same as HHS 405.)

This course is one of three (3 credit) courses in the Clinical Leadership and Management Leadership Course Series. Strategy development from planning to action is an important process in healthcare administration. The course begins with developing a mission and vision and proceeds toward planning, marketing and how that leads managers to action.

This course covers strategic human resources management concepts for contemporary healthcare environments. Students will explore the relationship between human resources management and strategic advantage. Topics such as human resources functions, compensation and benefits, personnel planning, recruitment and selection, training and development, employee appraisal and discipline, and union-management relations will be covered.

This course is designed to introduce students to concepts of culture, race, ethnicity, and competence.. Emphasis will be placed on identifying individual characteristics and their influence on bias, especially in the context of healthcare. Factors related to culturally and linguistically appropriate healthcare will be reviewed.

This course examines the current system of healthcare financing and factors affecting it. Topics covered include exploration and analysis of budgetary concepts, financial management, cost accounting and management under rate control and competition, as well as differences between the goods and service industries within the healthcare context. The pros and cons of a single payer system are also considered. Spreadsheet software will be used to develop budgets, business proposals, and other select applications in the financial management of healthcare organizations.

Study and analysis of current and topical problems and issues regarding the roles, trends and research for health care administrators and professionals. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

The CLM Capstone course is a culmination of coursework and experiences in this program. Students will synthesize course material and major concepts from their CLM coursework and apply the major concepts to case studies in health services. Students will also examine their own competencies for entry-level healthcare administration jobs or graduate school and create an individualized learning plan to continue growth as a professional.

Independent work devoted to research on specific problems, to challenge the student to synthesize concepts from his total program and relate them to his allied health specialty. Conference, one to three hours per week. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits. This course is a Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course in certain programs, and hence is not likely to be eligible for automatic transfer credit to UK.

Activities of the Student Chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (for junior and senior year chemical engineering students). Lecture, one hour per week.

Activities of the Student Chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (for junior and senior year chemical engineering students). Lecture, one hour per week.