Dissertation Advisor Declaration | Plan for Concentration | Qualifying Exam
During their second year, students focus on research training. Preferably at the beginning of G2 and no later than March 1st, each student chooses a Concentration Advisor to help him/her/them craft a program of research and independent study in a specific research area to be tested in the Oral Qualifying Exam. The concentration advisor is also consulted regarding elective courses the student may benefit from (See partial list below). Students must be officially accepted into a lab by May 1st of G2 when they submit the Dissertation Advisor Declaration form (DAD).
During the later part of G2, SHBT students prepare their Qualifying Exam. They are required to submit a request for Oral exam, no later than August 31st of G3. The QE must be taken by Oct 31st of G3.
The students are also required to attend the Responsible Conduct of Science course MEDSCI 300qc- Responsible Conduct of Science. The Division of Medical Sciences at Harvard Medical School requires all G2 students to participate in a Responsible Conduct of Science course during their second fall semester. This course outlines best practices for the ethical conduct of scientific research. All students are required to participate in the Conduct of Science Refresher course fall of G6 year if they are still enrolled in the program.
