Managerial experience in a healthcare setting is an essential component of the health administration educational process. An administrative internship, also referred to as the internship, provides the student with the opportunity to put into practice the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom in healthcare organizations under the guidance of a senior healthcare administrator with faculty oversight.

This course will consist of an internship in a foreign country, preferably in a resource-limited setting. Students will have both a University of Kentucky and a local mentor, and will develop a plan for participating in some type of health-related project or activity during a four-week period. A paper or presentation summarizing the key components of the internship experience will be submitted upon returning to Lexington.

A survey course on the leading chronic diseases in the U.S., including cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes with focus on surveillance and risk factors.

This course will provide an overview of the field of pharmacoepidemiology and its relationship to health care research. Various topics including methodology and analytical issues relevant to the conduct of pharmacoepidemiologic research will be covered. Time will also be spent reviewing existing papers in the field of pharmacoepidemiology.

This course will provide students, in a seminar format for 6 sessions during the semester, presentations from occupational health and safety professionals from a variety of disciplines and experiences. The seminar is 2.5 hours long at each session. Knowledge regarding workplace exposures and related health outcomes will be provided. Students should acquire basic understanding of current topics in the fields of occupational medicine, nursing, safety, industrial hygiene, epidemiology, biostatistics, mining, and agriculture.

Designed for advanced students with research or special study interests in Epidemiology. Students are under guidance and confer individually with faculty. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

Designed for advanced students with research or special study interests in Epidemiology. Students are under guidance and confer individually with faculty. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

Designed for advanced students with research or special study interests in Epidemiology. Students are under guidance and confer individually with faculty. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

Designed for advanced students with research or special study interests in Epidemiology. Students are under guidance and confer individually with faculty. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

Designed for advanced students with research or special study interests in Epidemiology. Students are under guidance and confer individually with faculty. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.