Bixby
Program in Population and Reproductive Health (PRH)
GUIDELINES
FOR BIXBY CERTIFICATES
The Bixby
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
develop a competency other than by coursework need
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
- Two to four weeks
prior to graduation, 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 a RH topic.)
- The student then submits
to Rachel Veerman (rveerman@ucla.edu
or CHS 41-257) the following items:
Bixby
Certificate Awardees
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