The UC Berkeley MCH Nutrition Training Program is one of 7 programs funded by a training grant sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The primary purpose of the training program is to provide training to future MCH Nutrition leaders by providing trainees with the skills to identify, monitor, evaluate and implement public health nutrition programs.
Maternal and Child Public Health Nutrition Traineeship
Traineeship-Specific Curriculum
The program has a strong focus on developing skills in research and nutritional epidemiology. As such, funded trainees will be required to complete higher level biostatistics and epidemiology classes in addition to all the requirements of the MPH in Food, Nutrition and Population Health (FNPH). The 12-week practicum requirement and Integrative Learning Experience should be in an area focused on MCH nutrition. Trainees are strongly encouraged to participate in leadership and career development activities offered by Berkeley Public Health and on campus. In addition, trainees will be provided with opportunities to further develop their skills through attending or presenting at relevant conferences or meetings, and working on training grant projects with other trainees at UC Berkeley, trainees at other institutions, or with FNPH faculty and their partners. Trainees’ work and interests may be highlighted on the Berkeley Public Health website or other related publications.
Application
Students interested in a traineeship through the MCH Nutrition Training Program at UC Berkeley should apply to the School of Public Health listing Food, Nutrition and Population Health as the intended concentration area as their 1st choice by the priority deadline of December 1. You should describe your specific interest in studying MCH Nutrition in the personal history statement or statement of purpose. Successful applicants to the training program will have completed, or nearly completed, undergraduate coursework in dietetics (didactic program in dietetics), or have obtained the Registered Dietitian certification. In addition to the same qualifications as listed for the FNPH MPH program, applicants to the training program will also demonstrate commitment to study and work in the field of maternal and child public health nutrition.
Trainee Work
Our MCH Nutrition trainees have participated in many exciting conferences, meetings, research, and other activities:
- Nutrition Leadership Network Annual Meeting
- UCSF/UC Berkeley Joint Research Symposia
- Nutrition Policy Institute Brown Bag Seminars
- MCH Nutrition All Grantee Meeting and Policy Workshop for Trainees in Washington, DC
- Field Study in MCH Nutrition Policy in Sacramento, CA
Support
Some of the content created to be featured on this webpage is supported, in part, by grant number 1T79MC25736-01 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau.