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G-PHS-PHD - Population Health Sciences - PhD

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Population Health SciencesGrad - PhD MedPHD - Doctor of Philosophy

Program Summary

Requirements

Free Form Requisites

  • Year 1

    • Orientation (before classes)

    • Fall: 10 credits (14 with RCR training)

      • SAS Programming Primer (2 full days)

      • POPHS 901: Population Health Science Theories (3 credits)

      • POPHS 905: Population Health Research Design and Systematic Literature Reviews (3 credits)

      • POPHS 907: Population Health Sciences Professional Development (1 credit)

      • POPHS 920: Analytic Methods I: Study Design, Data, and Descriptive Analysis (3 credits)

      • BIOTRAIN 750: Introduction to RCR Concepts (1-day event during orientation prior to classes) (4 RCR credits)

    • Spring: 10 credits (14 with RCR training)

      • POPHS 923: Principles of Health Measurement (3 credits)

      • POPHS 908: Population Health Sciences Professional Development II (1 credit)

      • POPHS 921: Analytic Methods II: Causal Inference (3 credits)

      • POPHS 910: Fundamentals of Qualitative Measurement (3 credits)

      • BIOTRAIN 751: The Responsible Scientist I (4 RCR credits)

  • Year 2

    • Fall: 6 credits (8 if RCR training is taken this semester)

      • POPHS 903: Analytic Methods for Population Health Sciences III: Advanced Regression Methods (3 credits)

      • Elective (3 credits)

      • BIOTRAIN 753: Data Management and Quality for Biomedical PhD Students (self-paced, online) (2 RCR credits) (can be completed during either year 2 or year 3)

    • Spring: 6 credits (8 if RCR training is taken this semester)

      • POPHS 904: Analytic Methods IV: Advanced Regression Methods II (3 credits)

      • Elective (3 credits)

      • Comprehensive Exams

  • Year 3

    • Fall: 3 credits

      • Dissertation (3 credits)

    • Spring: 3 credits

      • Dissertation (3 credits)

  • Year 4

    • Fall: 3 credits

      • Dissertation (3 credits)

    • Spring: 3 credits (7 if RCR training is taken this semester

      • Dissertation (3 credits)

      • BIOTRAIN 754: The Responsible Scientist II (4 RCR credits)

  • Year 5 (if applicable)                  

    • Fall: 3 credits

      • Dissertation (3 credits)

      • 2 RCR elective forums (2 RCR credit hours each)

    • Spring: 3 credits

      • Dissertation (3 credits)

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