Student Clinical Opportunities


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Clinical Opportunities

Humana provides a range of educational and professional development programs designed to support students and early-career professionals in nursing, pharmacy, and physician leadership. These programs include summer internships, clinical rotations, pharmacy practice experiences, residency training, and multi-year leadership rotational programs that provide hands-on learning, mentorship, and exposure to real-world healthcare settings such as home health, managed care pharmacy, and enterprise operations.

Opportunities vary by location, duration, and eligibility, but all are designed to help participants build practical skills, explore career pathways, and prepare for future roles in patient care, pharmacy, and healthcare leadership.

Our Clinical Programs

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Home Health Nursing Internship

Open to students currently pursuing an MBA or dual degree (such as MD/MBA, MBA/MPH).
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Clinical Rotations

Open to students currently pursuing a master’s degree in analytics, data science, or related fields.
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Pharmacist Student Rotation

Open to students currently pursuing the University of Louisville's accelerated MBA or MSBA.
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Pharmacist Summer Internship

A post-MBA rotational program built for high-potential leaders ready to grow and accelerate their careers.
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Pharmacy Residency Program

Open to pharmacists with an active, good-standing license or eligibility for licensure in Kentucky.
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Physician Healthcare Leadership Rotational Program

A physician development program offering enterprise-wide experience in strategy, finance, analytics, and operations.
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Home Health Nursing Internship

CenterWell Home Health offers a paid summer internship program designed for nursing students approaching graduation from an accredited nursing school. This unique opportunity allows student nurses to gain valuable, hands-on experience providing patient care in a home health setting, all under the guidance of experienced registered nurses. Interns will develop practical skills, deepen their clinical knowledge, and learn firsthand how compassionate care can make a difference in patients’ lives.

  • Duration: 8 weeks (June -July)
  • Applications accepted: January – April prior to summer internship
  • Location(s): Available across several states
  • Qualifications: Students must be entering their final year of an associate or bachelor's degree program to qualify. Upon successful completion of the internship, graduation, and passing the NCLEX, participants are often offered the opportunity to join CenterWell Home Health as a registered nurse.

This program is an excellent way to kickstart your nursing career, connect with mentors, and discover the rewarding world of home health care.

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Clinical Rotations

Clinical Rotations are offered for student nurses, physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapist assistants, and speech language pathologists. This experience is completed onsite at a local branch with travel to patient homes, under clinical supervision, through one of our CenterWell Home Health branches.

  • Duration: Spring, summer and fall semesters
  • Applications accepted: Summer requests due February 15. Fall requests are due May 30. Spring requests are due October 1.
  • Location(s): Varied across the United States
  • Qualifications: Students must be enrolled in a degree seeking clinical program. Students must have their own reliable transportation, as students are not permitted to ride along with clinicians.

If you are interested in a clinical rotation, email academicpartnerships@humana.com. Please include your school’s name, placement coordinator name and email, how many hours are needed, and rotation dates.
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Pharmacist Student Rotation: Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

A full-time rotation program for pharmacy students pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Rotations are offered both in-person and virtually throughout the year. Under the supervision of a pharmacist preceptor, students will work as part of a pharmacy healthcare team.

  • Duration: 4-6 weeks year-round
  • Location(s): Varied across the United States
  • Qualifications: Students must be in their final year of education at an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited college of pharmacy and have an active pharmacy intern license in good standing in the state they are interning in. 

Students interested in an APPE rotation should contact their school’s experiential coordinator to learn more.
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Pharmacist Summer Internship

A full-time 10-week summer internship program for pharmacy students pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree at an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited college of pharmacy. In partnership with the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Foundation, students will learn about the pharmaceutical industry, health plans, pharmacy benefit management companies, and other areas of the pharmacy industry.

Students will attend the AMCP Nexus meeting, where industry leaders and health care professionals come together to discuss the transformative ideas that are shaping the future of managed care pharmacy; all travel, registration, and housing for AMCP Conferences will be handled by AMCP Foundation. AMCP Foundation internships provide a modest stipend paid via direct deposit.

Duration: 10 weeks between the months of May and August of program year

For more information visit: https://www.amcpfoundation.org/student-pharmacists/amcp-foundation-internships
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Post-Graduate Year One (PGY1) Managed Care Pharmacy Residency Program

A full-time 12-month paid advanced pharmacist training program designed to prepare pharmacists for a career in managed care. The program provides learning opportunities in multiple areas to provide pharmaceutical care at a population health level. Residents gain experience in an integrated health plan and pharmacy benefit management corporate setting, which prepares them for successful careers as managed care pharmacists.

Upon graduation from the program, residents are qualified to take the Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) board certification exam and/or pursue postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) in partnership with the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) accredits Humana’s PGY1 managed care pharmacy residency program.

  • Duration: 12-months (July-June)
  • Location(s): Louisville, KY
  • Qualifications: Candidates have an active in good standing pharmacist license or be eligible for pharmacist licensure in Kentucky.

For more information visit: Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS)
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Physician Healthcare Leadership Rotational Program

The Physician Healthcare Leadership Rotational Program is a three-year leadership development program for physicians designed to build enterprise-wide experience across strategy, finance, analytics, and operations at Humana. Participants complete up to four high-impact rotations, work closely with senior leaders, and gain exposure to key strategic initiatives that help shape the future of healthcare.

  • Duration: 3 years, with up to 4 rotations
  • Applications accepted: Q1 or early spring
  • Location(s): First rotation based in Louisville, KY or Washington, DC; future rotations may be in Louisville, KY; Washington, DC; or another Humana office location

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