;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; PhD Program Epidemiology and Translational Science Graduate Student Handbook 2019 - 2020 Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics University of California, San Francisco Updated 9/12/19 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 Welcome! .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 About the Program ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Mission and Objectives ............................................................................................................................................. 5 PART 1: INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS ........................................................................................... 6 Cost of the Program .................................................................................................................................................. 6 Funding Opportunities .............................................................................................................................................. 7 Normative Time from Matriculation to Degree ........................................................................................................ 8 Areas of Concentration ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Faculty ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 PART 2: INFORMATION FOR INCOMING STUDENTS ............................................................................................. 11 Important Contacts: ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Administrative Resources ....................................................................................................................................... 11 Registration & Study List Filing ............................................................................................................................... 12 Academic and Administrative Calendars ................................................................................................................ 13 Academic and Administrative Calendar 2019 - 2020 .............................................................................................. 13 Academic and Administrative Calendar 2020 - 2021 .............................................................................................. 15 Academic and Administrative Calendar 2021 - 2022 .............................................................................................. 16 Academic and Administrative Calendar 2022 - 2023 .............................................................................................. 18 Academic and Administrative Calendar 2023 - 2024 .............................................................................................. 20 Graduate (Academic) Advisors................................................................................................................................ 22 Research (Dissertation) Advisors ............................................................................................................................ 22 Choosing an Area of Concentration and Courses ................................................................................................... 23 PART 3: COURSEWORK ........................................................................................................................................ 23 Required Coursework ............................................................................................................................................. 23 Sample 4-Year Plan of Study ................................................................................................................................... 24 Writing a Training Grant ......................................................................................................................................... 25 Optional Electives ................................................................................................................................................... 26 Additional classes/lectures from the medical student curriculum NEW ................................................................ 27 Grades ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Independent Study.................................................................................................................................................. 29 Required Research Team Rotations ........................................................................................................................ 29 Teaching .................................................................................................................................................................. 31 2 Updated 9/12/19 PART 4: PREPARING FOR YOUR QUALIFYING EXAMINATION ............................................................................... 32 Structure of the Qualifying Examination ................................................................................................................ 32 Choosing a Qualifying Exam Committee ................................................................................................................. 34 Preparing for Part 1- Core ....................................................................................................................................... 34 Preparing for Part 2 - Topical .................................................................................................................................. 35 Filing the Relevant Forms for the Qualifying Examination ..................................................................................... 35 PART 5: WRITING YOUR DISSERTATION ............................................................................................................... 36 Structure of the Dissertation .................................................................................................................................. 36 Choosing a Research (Dissertation) Advisor ........................................................................................................... 37 Choosing a Dissertation Committee ....................................................................................................................... 37 Getting It Done ........................................................................................................................................................ 38 Working with the Dissertation Committee ............................................................................................................. 38 PART 6: GRADUATING AND POST-GRADUATION ................................................................................................. 39 Graduate Division Dissertation Submission Guidelines .......................................................................................... 39 Planning for After Graduation ................................................................................................................................ 39 Graduation .............................................................................................................................................................. 40 Dissertation Defense ............................................................................................................................................... 41 ACCOMODATIONS AND LEAVE POLICIES .............................................................................................................. 42 Instructions for Requesting Accommodations ....................................................................................................... 42 Instructions ............................................................................................................................................................. 42 Instructions for Requesting Medical and Parental Leave ....................................................................................... 43 GENERAL STUDENT INFORMATION – WEBSITES LINKS......................................................................................... 44 APPENDIX – LIST OF FORMS ................................................................................................................................. 45 3 Updated 9/12/19 INTRODUCTION Welcome! We are pleased to welcome you to the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) PhD program in Epidemiology and Translational Science (ETS). The program is housed in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (DEB) in the School of Medicine and is a joint effort with the university’s Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI). The ETS PhD program is designed to provide rigorous training in epidemiologic and biostatistical methods along with opportunities