Board of Nursing Home Administrators
Educational Programs
There are three (3) educational tracks which qualifies applicants for licensure consideration. They are (1) Degree, BA or higher, from an accredited college or university, in health care administration, combined with a 400-hour internship taken for credit and served in a licensed long term care nursing facility; (2) BA or higher degree, from an accredited college or university, combined with a board-approved Administrator in Training program of six months; or (3) Associate degree and five (5) years of acceptable management experience in a licensed nursing home, combined with a board-approved Administrator in Training program of six months.
The following Universities offer Health Care Administration degrees:
University of Memphis
234 McCord Hall
Memphis, TN 38152
Phone: (901) 678-2794 or (901) 678-1465
Email: cbrskwcz@memphis.edu
East Tennessee State University
Jennifer Hunt, Email: Huntjr1@etsu.edu OR
Taylor Dula, Email McKeehan@etsu.edu
Box 70264
Johnson City, TN 37614
Phone: (423) 439-6135
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1914 Andy Holt Avenue
375 HPER
Knoxville, TN 37996-2710
Phone: (865) 974-6674
Email: cb@utk.edu
Southern Adventist University
Lisa Kuhlman
P.O. Box 370
Collegedale, TN 37315-0370
Phone: (423) 236-2680
Email: kuhlmanlisa@southern.edu
Lincoln Memorial University
School of Business
6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway
Harrogate, TN 37752
Phone: (423) 869-6254 or (423)869-6298
Email: james.maxwell@lmunet.edu