Bixby Program in Population and Reproductive Health (PRH)
GUIDELINES FOR BIXBY CERTIFICATES
The Bixby Training Program awards certificates to graduating Master's students at the UCLA School of Public Health who develop expertise in population and reproductive health. The certificate shows that the student has completed course work and field work recommended by the Bixby Program and has developed competency in: population and reproductive health policies and programs, socioeconomic and behavioral factors, program design and evaluation, health education, and ethics and advocacy.
Requirements
The Bixby Program in Population and Reproductive Health will award Certificates to any public health student who meets ALL of the following requirements:
- Fulfills at least 8 out of the 10 competencies on the PRH matrix. Students can develop a competency either by taking at least one course listed under that competency or through fieldwork, RHIG participation, mentorship, or other work or academic experience. (Students who to describe how the experience helped her/him meet
the competency. Items with an "x" can be used to fulfill a competency.)
- Completes at least 6 of the courses on the PRH matrix
- Completes a 10-week field placement in PRH
- Completes a departmental project (e.g., CHS 211 A/B) on a PRH topic
- Participates in the Reproductive Health Interest Group (RHIG)
How to submit an application for a PRH Certificate
- The student needs to shade in on the PRH matrix the courses, projects, and fieldwork completed in order to acquire 8/10 competencies. (If there is an asterisk next to a course on the matrix, this indicates that the student's final paper or project in that course needs to be on
- Applications are due end of April. The student then submits to Rachel Veerman
(rveerman@ucla.edu
or CHS 41-257) the following items:
- a completed PRH matrix, (doc file | sample file)
- a completed Bixby Certificate application form, and (pdf file | doc file)
- a UCLA URSA transcript.
