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Health Studies Program Data

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Health Studies Program Data:

"I was accepted to the VCOM Medical School at Auburn. The interview committee noted that my Health Sciences: Pre-Professional curriculum prepared me well for medical school and provided me with a unique and valuable background in healthcare unlike traditional candidates.” 

Caitlin St. Blanc

Health Studies: Pre-Professional

 

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"Health Studies is a degree that has endless opportunities. You can work in hospitals, offices, sales - you never feel like you’re bound to one field. The classes range from biology to accounting, but that’s what makes the degree great. And the teachers are so willing to help you succeed – you can tell the Health Studies department cares about the students.” 

Casey Leger

Health Studies: Management & Marketing

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"Health Studies is such a broad degree for those interested in healthcare. Even if you don't know exactly what you want to do after graduation, there's a good chance you'll find your place in the program. Whether you want to be a direct healthcare provider, or work in administration, you'll find something for you.” 

Austin Box

Health Studies: Pre-Professional

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"All of the Health Studies faculty have given me so much support since I joined the program. They helped me with my resume and recommendation letters to enter a cardiovascular research program called CURIOUS. Through that experience I was nominated and won and Outstanding Undergraduate in the School of Allied Health award, which in turn helped me gain an internship at Baylor College of Medicine.” 

Sohalia Schoen

Health Studies: Pre-Professional

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"My best experience was the degree program itself – I like the focus on healthcare in a business perspective. I feel that this experience has been invaluable to my life. The Health Studies professors are really great to work with.” 

Emily Jones

Health Studies: Management & Marketing

"Practicum experience prepares a student by taking what they've learned in the classroom into a medical facility with licensed healthcare professionals to do some clinical observation that will prepare them for their career in healthcare. Our practicum students learn leadership, communication, planning, organization, time management, decision making and delegation skills. It's a great opportunity for not only the students, but for Bayou North AHEC as well.” 

ToShonda Tolliver

Health Careers Coordinator - Bayou North Area Health Education Center

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"We've found ULM's Health Studies practicum students to have a high level of organization, the ability to think independently, and the willingness to seek help when needed, which are all paramount to being successful in a position at Pinnacle.” 

Mark Windham

Chief Executive Officer - Pinnacle Family Health

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"The practicum experience allows students to see various aspects of healthcare in order to find the niche they enjoy most. At CommuniHealth, they get to see how each department functions on a daily basis and work on a special project with one of those departments.” 

Katie Parnell

Chief Executive Officer - CommuniHealth Services

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"ULM's Health Studies practicum program has changed our business and also changed the lives of our residents in such a positive way. We love the youth and sharpness and knowledge that comes with our ULM practicum students and wish we could hire every one of them!” 

Ashley Kirk

Executive Director, Gardens of Somerset

 

The Health Studies Practicum is a 3-credit course where students complete a minimum of 104 hands-on training hours in a professional healthcare atmosphere under an approved agency's supervision. Typically completed in the student’s senior year during the summer, the practicum allows students to explore interests and experience different career options while in school.

Students will see how what they have learned in class applies to real-world situation as well as their future employment. Health Studies seniors may apply for practicum placement in the spring semester by submitting the Intent to Register form to Dr. Jodi Bower at jbower@ulm.edu.

Practicum Requirements:

• • • Declared major in a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences program
    • Completion of 90 credits in the BSHS curriculum
    • Completion of all 2000 and 3000 level HLST courses
    • Good standing with the university
    • Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.0
    • A minimum HLST GPA of 2.75 with a "C" or better in all HLST courses
    • Application and approval for progression to the HLST 4003

Advising Resources

Health Studies faculty support an Appreciative Advising approach which is an intentional collaborative practice of asking positive, open-ended questions that helps students identify goals and develop educational plans to reach them, understand degree requirements and course planning, and recognize resources across campus that will support their academic performance.

• • ULM Student Handbook
    
    
  • Time Management Tips (Dartmouth)
    
    
  • Video: Top 10 Study Tips (Students’ Perspectives – USC)
    
    
  • Overcoming Procrastination (Rhodes College)

Practicum Resources

Practicum students receive a variety of formal and informal hands-on learning opportunities that help build self-confidence, professionalism, and personal growth. The experiential learning opportunities available to Health Studies students range from experiences in medical facilities to public service and community-based activities, and expose students to new ways of understanding while engaging them in relevant activities that help connect their coursework to the workplace.

• • Practicum FAQ
    
    
  • Practicum Site Industry Lists
    
    
  • Practicum Handbook
    
    
  • Practicum Application

Accreditation

The University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), an institutional accrediting body to award associate, baccalaureate, post-baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. The Health Studies Baccalaureate degree programs, within the School of Allied Health and the College of Health Sciences at ULM, meets high quality faculty and education standards that are consistent with the program, college, and university’s mission according to SACSCOC accrediting body. In addition, the Health Studies program participates annually in a comprehensive institutional assessment and planning process associated with data collection, analysis, and actions to improve the program.

Quality Matters

All Health Studies courses are Quality Matters – Certified indicating the courses meet Quality Matters standards for quality and continuous improvement.

Transfer Agreements
Program-to-program articulation agreements are formal agreements between ULM and various community colleges and programs to transfer block credits toward the Bachelor of Science in Health Studies.

ULM Health Studies Transfer Agreements

Complaints and Appeals
The academic grade appeal provides a fair means for appealing a final grade in a course if the student believes the final grade to have been determined unfairly.  Procedures for appealing a final grade can be found in the most current edition of the Student Policy Manual.
Grade Appeal Policy

To file an informal or formal complaint against another university student, service or department, follow the steps listed in the Student Policy Manual: Charging a Student or Student Organization wiht a Violation of the ULM Code of Student Conduct, to determine your next role in reporting a complaint/grievance to the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Read completely, the Procedures for Complaint Resolutions, posted in the Student Policy Manual, before continuing with the process.
Student Policy Manual - Student Complaint Policy