OVERVIEW OF THE 4-5 YEAR PROGRAM AND MAJOR EVENTS/DEADLINES THEREIN
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First summer |
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| Visit all faculty (first two weeks on campus) | First rotation |
| First year - Fall | |
| Coursework |
First, Second rotation |
| Research rotations Seminar Journal Club |
First rotation report and slides due |
| First year – Spring | |
| Coursework | Second, Third rotation |
| Research rotations Seminar Journal Club |
Second rotation report and slides due |
| First year – Summer | |
| Finish first-year rotations | Select mentor for dissertation research Third rotation report and slides due by beginning of August |
| Second year – Fall | |
| Coursework Seminars Journal Club Begin Dissertation research |
Ist-year rotation report seminar; Written portion of qualifying exam (in Pharmacology class); Three research-proposal abstracts for oral exam due beginning of January |
| Second year – Spring | |
| Coursework Seminars Journal Club Dissertation research |
Written qualifying exam (in class) Qualifying Exam research proposal due ~1 week after end of term |
| Second year – Summer | |
| Dissertation research | Oral Qualifying Exam (approx. 3 weeks after Spring semester ends) Choose dissertation committee, prepare proposal |
| Third year -- Fall | |
| Dissertation research Finish any core courses/electives |
Fulfill teaching requirement |
| Third year – Spring | |
| Dissertation research | Dissertation proposal seminar presentation Fulfill teaching requirement |
| Fourth-Fifth year | |
| Dissertation research and defense | Fulfill teaching requirement |
