Student Internship - Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky

Dr. Howard Lee Bost Memorial Internship

The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is pleased to offer an internship opportunity for masters and doctoral students in health, nonprofit, business and related fields, to honor the memory of Dr. Howard Lee Bost.  Dr. Bost, a long-time resident of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, was the first person to receive a doctorate in health economics from the University of Michigan. Through his vision and commitment, in a lifetime of dedicated service, Dr. Bost’s policy-level work has improved the health of Kentuckians and all Americans.  His work has been important to:

• Creation of the national Medicare program, in his capacity as Executive Director of the National Committee on Health Care of the Aged
• Planning and implementation of Medicare, as the first Deputy Director of the Bureau of Health Services in the Social Security Administration, for which he received a Presidential Commendation
• Founding of the University of Kentucky Medical Center
• Development of Appalachian Regional Hospital System, a network of hospitals bringing accessible care to residents of Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia, which he served as chair of the Board of Directors in its early years
• Development of Kentucky’s Medicaid program, through his work on the Governor’s Commission on Indigent Health Care
• Creation of Kentucky’s regional system of community mental health and mental retardation services, through his work as Chair of the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Planning Commission and their report, Pattern for Change
• Creation of the vision of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, which he served as a founding Director

The Foundation seeks graduate students who understand the importance of health policy and exhibit Dr. Bost’s traits of leadership, vision,  integrity and commitment to improving the health of communities and providing access with dignity to quality healthcare for persons in need.

This internship experience is uniquely tailored to the abilities of the successful candidates, while offering opportunities for experience and skill development in areas of community health, program evaluation and philanthropy.  Our aim is to prepare the next generation of community health advocates and leaders, and to increase understanding of the role of philanthropy in 21^stcentury.  This is a 12-month internship for 20 hours per week.  The intern receives a stipend of $15 per hour. If there is more than one outstanding candidate, a second internship may be awarded.