Internships
The Health Care Administration program requires both undergraduate and graduate students to complete a twelve (12) week, full-time (minimum 480 hour) internship experience in an approved health care facility.
Note: all completed program course work must be with a minimum grade of "C" in each course.
1. Possess a MINIMUM OVERALL GPA of 2.5.
2. Comply with internship placement policies and procedures (see link below).
3. Obtain approval from his/her assigned HCA Primary Advisor. Some advisors may require the student to complete the Advisor Internship Approval form prior to internship approval.
3. Students must submit a completed Application for Internship Site Affiliation to Mrs. Stephanie Wood in Academic Complex 133 or via email at stephanie.wood@wku.edu.
4. After submitting the site affiliation application, students must email a request to be registered for the internship course to stephanie.wood@wku.edu and copy his/her assigned HCA Primary Advisor. The body of this email request must include the information stated on the following form: Internship Course Registration Request
- Commonwealth of Kentucky Internship Program
- Barren River Health Department
- Baptist Health Corbin, Contact Amy Steely
- Graves Gilbert Clinic, Contact Human Resources Director
- Long Term Care (local)
- Massey Springs Senior Living (Independent Villas, Assisted Living, Memory Care)
- Magnolia Village Alzheimer's Skilled Nursing Facility
- Chandler Park Assisted Living and Memory Care
- Hospice of Southern Kentucky, Inc
- Home Instead Senior Care (Bowling Green and Covington, KY and Franklin, TN)
- Signature Healthcare Administrator in Training Program
- National Healthcare Corporation Administrator in Training Program (NF, AL and Home Health)
- Atria Senior Living (AL, Home Health, Senior Housing)
- Christian Care Communities, Bowling Green (AL, NF, Home Health, Senior Housing, TCU, Memory Care, Outpatient rehab)
- Arcadia Senior Living (Independent living, assisted, memory, respite care)
- Cal Turner Rehab and Specialty Care (nursing facility adjoined to an acute care facility)
- T.J. Samson Community Hospital and Skilled Nursing Unit (SNU)
- Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital (long term acute care hospital)
- Commonwealth Health Corporation (hospitals, outpatient, ambulatory care, adult day, specialty clinics, nursing facility, etc.)
- Humana Infusion Program and Specialized College Program
- American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE) Scholarships, Internships and Fellowships
- TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital
- Glassdoor, Search for internships and jobs from over 20,000 job sites, newspapers and company career pages
- INDEED, Search job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages
- The YMCA
- Also visit Public Health Job Opportunities and Resources for Graduating Students
- Green River District Health Department
- Logan Aluminum
Not all internship locations are listed here. Check with the Public Health office for a list of currently affiliated locations or to obrain information about adding a location that is not currently affiliated.
NAB Internship
The NAB Accredited Health Care Administration program with Long Term Care Administration Certificate, available to undergraduate students, requires students to complete a twenty-five (25) week, full-time (minimum 1,000 hour) internship in an approved health care facility with the majority of hours in a licensed nursing facility.
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