Doctoral Degree Programs Maternal and Child Health 2014-2015 Table of Contents Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... 2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 5 Admissions ............................................................................................................................. 5 Admission Deferrals……………………………………………………………………………..5 Departmental Academic Policies ............................................................................................ 6 Procedures for Exemption or Waiver from Standard Departmental Policies ........................ 6 Residency ........................................................................................................................... 6 Full-time/Part-time Status .................................................................................................... 6 Time Limitations and Leaves of Absence ............................................................................ 7 Procedure for Appeal of a Grade ........................................................................................ 7 Necessary Forms for Documenting Your Progress in the Doctoral Program ........................... 8 Doctoral Advisor ..................................................................................................................... 9 The Doctoral Curriculum Committee ....................................................................................... 9 Departmental Resources and Financial Support ....................................................................10 Funding Guides and Establishing Residency .....................................................................11 Training Grant and Research Assistantships .....................................................................11 Gillings School of Global Public Health Resources ................................................................11 Training Program in Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology…………………....11 UNC Graduate School Resources .........................................................................................12 University Resources .............................................................................................................12 Awards for Minority Students .................................................................................................12 North Carolina Minority Presence Grant Program ..............................................................12 NIH Predoctoral Awards for Minority Students ...................................................................13 NIH Minority Supplements to Research Grants ..................................................................13 Other Sources of Funding on Campus...................................................................................13 Carolina Population Center ................................................................................................13 Carolina Consortium on Human Development ...................................................................13 Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research .........................................................13 Federal Sources of Funding ..................................................................................................14 National Research Service Awards (NRSA) .......................................................................14 Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) .....................................................14 Other Resources on Campus ................................................................................................14 Competency Assessment and Exit Surveys ..........................................................................14 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) .......................................................................................................15 Public Health Competencies ..................................................................................................15 Gillings School of Global Public Health Requirements ...........................................................15 2 Department of Maternal and Child Health Requirements .......................................................16 Teaching Internship and Seminar ......................................................................................17 Research Internship ...........................................................................................................18 Areas of Proficiency ...........................................................................................................19 Formal Minor ......................................................................................................................20 Department of Maternal and Child Health Recommendations ...............................................21 Master’s to Doctorate (MtD) Track ............................................................................................22 School of Public Health Competencies ..................................................................................23 Gillings School of Global Public Health and Department of Matenal and Child Health Requirements for the MPH and MSPH Degrees ....................................................................23 The Written Comprehensive Examination .................................................................................24 Purpose .................................................................................................................................24 Eligibility to Take the Exam ....................................................................................................24 Exam Format .........................................................................................................................24 Exam Coordination and Development ...................................................................................25 Exam Timing .........................................................................................................................25 Honor Code, Style, and Response Length .............................................................................25 Grading .................................................................................................................................25 Inadequate Exam Performance Procedures ..........................................................................26 Failing one question at the first exam attempt ....................................................................26 Failing two or more questions on the first exam attempt .....................................................26 The Dissertation ........................................................................................................................26 Doctoral Dissertation Committee ...........................................................................................26 Fixed Term Graduate Faculty as Members of the Dissertation Committee .........................27 Committee Process ............................................................................................................27 Dissertation Proposal Content ...............................................................................................28 First Oral Examination: Dissertation Proposal Defense ........................................................28 Final Oral Examination: Dissertation Final Defense ..............................................................29 Dissertation Format ...............................................................................................................29 Selecting the Dissertation Format ......................................................................................29 Authorships on Dissertation Papers ...................................................................................30 Dissertation Submission Guidelines ......................................................................................30 The IRB .................................................................................................................................30 Graduation and Afterwards .......................................................................................................31 Evaluations and Exit Interviews .............................................................................................31 Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony ................................................................31 Alumni Follow Up ..................................................................................................................31 3 Appendices ...............................................................................................................................32 Appendix A. MCH Competencies ..........................................................................................33 Appendix B. Forms, Checklists, and Sample Documents ......................................................39 Appendix C. Sample Internship Documents ..........................................................................52 Appendix D. Minor Requirements by Department/Program ...................................................56 Health Behavior (HBHE) ....................................................................................................57