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Formal Coursework
An initial emphasis of the doctoral training program is formal coursework. Every student is expected to have knowledge in and a firm understanding of, current concepts, experimental approaches, and recent developments in the major field of Physiology. To obtain this foundation, the student is required to complete a core curriculum of graduate courses and to supplement this core with other courses recommended by his/her Dissertation Advisory Committee. Students are required to complete 30 graded credit hours.
Special Topics - Instructor Rotation
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Fall 2011 Journal Club Schedule Now Available
Graduate Student Curriculum
YEAR 1(Courses)
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| IDSP 111-112 |
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology |
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- New! IDSP 111 - Basic Biochemistry Cellular and Molecular Biology I (2cr)
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- IDSP 112 - Basic Biochemistry Cellular and Molecular Biology II (2cr)
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| IDSP 211 & 216 |
Foundations of Biomedical Sciences I |
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- IDSP 211 - General Principles (1cr)
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- IDSP 216 - GI System (1cr)
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| PHYS 270 |
Special Topics in Physiology: Journal Club (1cr)
Need 4 total credits
Fall 2011 Schedule To Be Posted Soon |
| PHYS 211 |
Skills in Investigative Research (2cr) |
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| PHYS 202 |
Laboratory Rotations/Faculty Presentations of Research Interests(1-4cr) |
| Spring |
| IDSP 113-115 |
Biochemistry/Molec. Biology |
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- IDSP 113 - Genetics (1cr)
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- IDSP 114 - Cell Biology (2cr)
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- IDSP 115 - Molecular Signaling (1cr)
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| IDSP 119 |
- IDSP 119 -Gene Expression (1cr)
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| IDSP 212-217 219 |
Foundations of Biomedical Sciences II |
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- IDSP 212 - Cardiovascular Physiology (2cr)
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- IDSP 213 - The Renal System(1cr)
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- IDSP 214 - Respiratory (1cr)
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- IDSP 217 - Endocrine System (1cr)
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- IDSP 219 - Inflammation, Immunity, Infection and Cancer (1cr) Optional Course
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| PHYS 202 |
Laboratory Rotations (1-4cr) |
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| Summer |
| IDSP 240 |
Philosophical and Ethical Issues in Science (1cr) |
| PHYS 203 |
Physiology Research (1-9cr) |
| June/July |
Qualifying Exam (Written and Oral)
Please see statement regarding Qualifying Exam |
Year 2 (Courses and Research)
| Fall |
| PHYS 235 |
Reactive Oxygen Species & Signal Transduction (5cr) |
| PHYS 298 |
Physiology Seminar Series (1cr) |
| PHYS 400 |
Dissertation Research (1-9cr) |
| PHYS 270 |
Special Topics in Physiology: Journal Club (1cr) |
| Spring |
| IDSP 226 & 227 |
Introductory Statistics (1cr each) |
| PHYS 210 |
Pathophysiology (3cr) Course |
| PHYS 298 |
Physiology Seminar Series (1cr) |
| PHYS 278 |
Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology (5cr) |
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| PHYS 270 |
Special Topics in Physiology: Journal Club (1cr) |
| PHYS 400 |
Dissertation Research (1-9cr) |
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| Physiology Research (PHYS 400)(1-9cr) and Allied Health teaching |
| Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal; Form First Committee Meeting |
| Write Grant Proposal |
| Write Grant Proposal
Students are required to write a grant proposal in national funding agency format. The proposal can be written on the future research that the student will be performing for his or her dissertation research. However, in this case, the proposal should be written in the early stages of the work, preferably in the first year or so of being in the mentor’s lab and can be their specific aims. Initial findings can be presented as preliminary data. If the mentor and student wish, these proposals can be submitted to a funding agency to potentially help pay for the final 2-3 years of the student’s research. The proposal should be 6 pages, unless a fellowship is being written.
However, the mentor should not allow any sections of the student’s proposal to be copy/pasted from the mentor’s own proposal(s). The primary purpose of the assignment is to ensure that the students learn how to think through a proposal and learn how to write it effectively and completely.
Some students in the past have waited until later stages of their research project before writing their grant proposal. In these cases, the grant proposal needs to be written on a different topic than their dissertation research. Hopefully, this provision will discourage students from waiting until the end of their training to produce the proposal.
There will be a committee meeting where the student gives a 15 minute presentation and is then examined on the grant. Corrections will be made to the grant as recommended by the committee.
In summary:
1. Format 6 pages, unless a fellowship is being written
2. If the student is writing the grant early in their doctoral research, the
grant can be their specific aims. If the student is writing the grant past their 3rd year of study (2 years in the mentors lab) then the grant must be different specific aims from their thesis research. If the student has had to change research projects and is still early in their study, then they can write the grant on the specific aims of the new project.
3. There will be a committee meeting where the student gives a 15 minute
presentation and is then examined on the grant.
4. Corrections will be made to the grant as recommended by the committee. |
YEARS 3 to 4 (Research)
| Dissertation Research |
| Students at this stage should be 'exam only" |
YEAR 5 (Research)
| Dissertation Research |
Field Exam (Test on Dissertation Literature Review)
Final Dissertation Defense/ Department Seminar/ Graduation
*NOTE: Literature Review and PH.D. Thesis must be provided to the committee members
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Qualifying Exam
Students are required to maintain a B average in the following courses: IDSP 211, IDSP 212, IDSP 213,
IDSP 214, IDSP 216, and IDSP 217 in order to be eligible to take the Qualifying Exam. Students are also required to maintain an overall B average to be eligible to take the Qualifying Exam.
Grade Requirements
To receive a graduate degree, a student must have at least a "B" average on all work taken as a graduate student. A student will be dropped from the rolls of the School of Graduate Studies if the student's cumulative average is below a "B" for three (3) consecutive semesters. Credits received in thesis or dissertation research are not used in computing the grade point average. A Summer term is counted as a semester. Students in serious scholastic difficulties may be dropped from the rolls at the end of any semester if the Department and Dean feel that the student is not qualified to continue.
Attendance and Promptness
Students can be dismissed from the graduate program for repeated infractions of our departmental policy regarding on-time attendance for registered coursework. Absences from any Physiology course except seminar will require a 3-page report of the lecture material for the class that you missed, with exceptions granted for a major illness, conference presentation, or death in the family. The report (1-week deadline) is to be single-spaced, with references not included in the 3-page requirement.
Special Topics - Instructor Rotation
Spring 2009 - Aw/Price
Fall 2009 - Stokes/Welbourne
Spring 2010 - Granger/Alexander
Fall 2010 - Harris/Specian
Spring 2011 - Grisham/Ajuebor
Fall 2011 - Jin
Spring 2012 - Pruitt/Harrison
Fall 2012 - Aw/Price
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