UCLA Health Policy Track (HP&M Department)

[364462]

I realize that there are plenty of posts on UCLA's health policy track, but I have a specific question about the curriculum. Apologies for creating a new thread instead of posting on the general thread.

This is probably most applicable to folks currently in the program or giving serious consideration to applying:

Is it your experience or impression that the health policy curriculum is mostly concentrated on understanding, analyzing, and applying U.S. health policies and the U.S. healthcare system?

I ask because I am interested in health policies in an international/global context. I am open to studying U.S. policies but in so far as it informs healthcare systems abroad. I realize that students have 5 elective courses and can potentially broaden their classes to include international policies - courses perhaps available at Luskin or Anderson. However, to me this seems insufficient if the core and departmental requirements are mostly concentrated on U.S. policies and healthcare.

Thanks in advance! 🙂

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[thefauzzie]

I'm in the same boat as you, porkbunsrule. I'm interested in U.S. policies of course, but I also wanted to get a handle on international policies as well. The only thing I really see on their website is the Global Health certificate which has its own set of requirements.

 

[zekashis]

porsbun, have u applied to the UCLA health policy? i have done so on sophas but i dont understand which concentration/department to pick in the GDnet application of UCLA. anyone having this problem?

 

[364462]

porsbun, have u applied to the UCLA health policy? i have done so on sophas but i dont understand which concentration/department to pick in the GDnet application of UCLA. anyone having this problem?

In the Plans for Graduate Study: Public Health > Public Health MPH > Fall 2013

In the School of Public Health: Health Services > MPH

Policy and Management are under the Dept of Health Services. There is no specific "policy" or "management" choice to pick. This is where the Statement of Purpose would be helpful.

 

[zekashis]

i did that, but upon submitting, the GDnet states that the health service department is no longer available..

are you experiencing the same problem?

 

[zekashis]

The following required questions have not been completed. Please note that this list refers only to the minimum number of questions required by the system before submission is allowed. There may be many other questions on the form that should also be answered; thus, please be sure you have fully responded to both required and relevant non-required items before you submit your Application.


Section Name

Question Name
School of Public Health
Department of Specialization*The choice you have made for this question is no longer available. Please select another value.

 

[364462]

The following required questions have not been completed. Please note that this list refers only to the minimum number of questions required by the system before submission is allowed. There may be many other questions on the form that should also be answered; thus, please be sure you have fully responded to both required and relevant non-required items before you submit your Application.


Section Name

Question Name
School of Public Health
Department of Specialization*The choice you have made for this question is no longer available. Please select another value.

I did not realize that. I have not submitted my application. You should e-mail the department, then - although, good luck with that. I have tried multiple times to contact them on a different issue - three times already - and not once have they returned an e-mail. If this keeps happening, I am withdrawing my application.

 

[zekashis]

me too, they havent yet answered my email. i have asked twice in the last 5 days.. the [email protected] thing.. too bad i have paid the fee and sent them the transcript (which, they also havent reply my email).. i am thinking of withdrawing too if this goes any longer

 

[364462]

me too, they havent yet answered my email. i have asked twice in the last 5 days.. the [email protected] thing.. too bad i have paid the fee and sent them the transcript (which, they also havent reply my email).. i am thinking of withdrawing too if this goes any longer

...it is now fixed. I just received a response. 🙂 Good luck!

 

[zekashis]

yaaayyy... i succesfullly sumbitted my application... wish the best for both of us.. have you submitted your sophas?

 

[364462]

Finally got a response from UCLA...FINALLY!

...and I quote:

The Health Policy & Management program is more domestically focused, but with courses through our global health certificate and by taking electives in the School of Social Welfare and some courses taught by Ken Wells, you could learn the mental health content as well. The policy track is designed with flexibility in mind, as it currently has 6 electives that can be taken anywhere on campus.

 

[zekashis]

hope the electives involve global health policy in developing countries..