The UK Clinical Leadership and Management Bachelor of Health Sciences degree lays the groundwork for graduates to pursue graduate education and careers as competent, evidence-informed, effective leaders and life-long learners prepared to engage in ethical and interprofessional healthcare management practice. Graduates develop fundamental knowledge, values, and skills to lead with cultural humility and promote compassionate, efficient, responsive services to improve healthcare outcomes, the patient experience, access to healthcare, and quality of life for people in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond.
There are currently 5,710 jobs for healthcare managers in Kentucky (U.S. BLS). This is projected to grow by 16% in the next 6 years (CareerOneStop). In general, healthcare managers plan, direct, or coordinate medicine and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
Students who graduate from the Clinical Leadership and Management Program are marketable in management positions of healthcare enterprises, able to assume greater responsibilities at their current jobs, more qualified for job promotions within their facility and may continue their studies at a graduate level. The CLM program provides for a more educated allied health care professional workforce for Kentucky communities (and beyond) and their patients, in turn, will be better served.
Year 1 Fall
Total hours: 15
Year 1 Spring
Total hours: 15
Year 2 Fall
Total hours: 15
Year 2 Spring
Total hours: 15
Year 3 Fall
Total hours: 15
Year 3 Spring
Total hours: 15
Year 4 Fall
Total hours: 16
Year 4 Spring
Total hours: 15
Please note: Some of our classes are currently available in hybrid or online formats and by 2020, all of the remaining upper division CLM major courses will be available in an online format for full-time working students. Additionally, courses may be offered in semesters other than the ones listed in the chart above as we transition to the new curriculum. You will work with your advisor to address any changes that need to be made with your individualized plan.
Practicum Note: For full-time students, Practicums II and III will be taken in the final semester as an immersive experience of 8 weeks of placement in the field. The other classes that semester will include 2 part of term courses before the placement begins (CLM 443 and 444), along with Capstone (CLM 495). If you work full-time in health care, there is an opportunity to complete the practicum at your place of employment with permission from the Practicum Coordinator and the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Clinical Leadership & Management. For more information on the practicum, please contact Dr. Karen Clancy, Faculty Practicum Coordinator, at kclancy@uky.edu .
For admissions information, please contact: Mr. William Bickers, Director of Recruitment for the College of Health Sciences, at William.bickers@uky.edu .
For students interested in more information on the curriculum or information on a part-time model, please contact Dr. Sarah Kercsmar, Director of Undergraduate Studies for Clinical Leadership & Management, at sarah.kercsmar@uky.edu.
To receive a Baccalaureate Degree from the College of Health Sciences in Clinical Leadership and Management, students are required to complete a minimum of 120 course credits which includes the major core curriculum, completion of the UK Core General Education coursework, and Graduation Composition and Communication requirement. It is advisable that prospective students for consideration in Track A discuss transfer credits from their associate degree program with the CLM Academic Advisor in the College of Health Sciences Office of Student Affairs.
*CLM Prerequisites serving as Core
Arts and Creativity - any3Humanities - any3Social Sciences - PSY100*4Natural/Physical/Mathematical – ANT 2303Composition and Communication 1-CIS/WRD 110*3Composition and Communication 2- CIS/WRD 111*3Quantitative Foundations MA 1234Statistical Inferential Reasoning- Any3Community, Culture, and Citizenship in the USA – SOC 2353Global Dynamics – ANT 160 or GEO 1613Total UK Core32
In order to fulfill the Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement, CLM students complete WRD 205 Intermediate Composition.
Clinical Leadership and Management is selective as an incoming freshman or transfer student. Students can learn more and apply for consideration to be admitted to the major here.
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The College of Health Sciences is offering an undergraduate certificate in Undergraduate Research in Human Health Sciences. The purpose of this initiative is to encourage and recognize undergraduate students who devote a significant portion of their undergraduate education to scholarly and research pursuits within the College of Health Sciences. The Certificate in Undergraduate Research in Human Health Sciences provides any UK undergraduate student with the opportunity to gain advanced knowledge in interdisciplinary clinical, translational, and basic research in the human health sciences fields.
The Interprofessional Healthcare Residential College (IHRC) is a high-impact, living-learning program designed for highly-motivated students who have a passion for healthcare. The IHRC is the perfect way to immerse yourself in healthcare. Through connected coursework and co-curricular activities, students in the program enjoy an array of benefits, including smaller class sizes and enhanced study groups. IHRC students also gain special access to unique, healthcare-related opportunities, including undergraduate research, service-learning, and ongoing networking opportunities with faculty and clinicians as well as a dedicated team of live-in peer mentors.
Many university students will change their major or career goals at least once during their college years. To assist students in finding a health profession that meets personal interests and professional ambitions, College of Health Sciences has developed an Undecided/Exploratory Studies option for students who have yet to decide the specific program of study that most closely aligns both their interests and goals for becoming a professional in health care. The Health Sciences Undecided/Exploratory Studies option provides students with an educational environment that includes coursework and co-curricular programs to introduce students to a variety of health professionals, health care settings, and the unique opportunity to explore multiple working areas found on the medical campus during their first year in college. For more information or to inquire further, please contact chs-admissions@uky.edu.
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