Policies and expectations in the Biochemistry PhD program are provided in detail in the PhD student handbook. Brief instructions for some of the main expectations are provided here.
Pre-thesis committee meetings: Students are expected to hold a committee meeting every 6 months, and submit a completed meeting report form within 2 weeks of the meeting to Cynthia Ernst and Dr. Kao. The guidelines, checklist, and form are provided in the student handbook and in the separate fillable meeting report form file.
Qualifying exam: <information to be added here>
Individual development plans (IDP): Our School of Medicine expects all PhD students to complete an IDP annually. Information and instructions are provided on the SOM graduate education office IDP page.