BME PHD STUDENT HANDBOOK

Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering
The Johns Hopkins University

PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Raimond L. Winslow, Ph.D.
PROGRAM COORDINATOR: Hong Lan (410-516-5282)



TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION

II. STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM

III. ADVISORY COMMITTEES

• Composition of advisory committees
• Choosing a committee
• Meetings with the advisory committe
• RECORD OF STUDENT ADVISORY MEETING
• Review of faculty reports of advisory meetings

IV. JUNIOR PROGRESS COMMITTEE

• Statement of Purpose
• The responsibilities for Ph.D. students
• Goals and mechanisms for the pre-GBO years
• Rotations and connecting with a laboratory
• Coursework
• Advisory committee
• Graduate Board Oral examination
• Evaluation of progress
• At the end of the first year in the program
• At the end of the second year in the program
• Checkpoints
• Student's time line
• Advisor's time line
• JPC time line

V. SENIOR PROGRESS COMMITTEE

• Statement of purpose
• Goals
• Thesis Proposal
• Thesis Committee
• Presentations
• Thesis Defense

VI. COURSEWORK

• Purpose and philosophy
• First year
• Second year
• The years after the Graduate Board Oral exam

VII. THE GRADUATE BOARD ORAL EXAMINATION

• Purpose of the examination
• Composition of the Graduate Board Oral examination committee
• Timing of the examination and selection of the committee
• Format of the examination
• Studying for the Graduate Board Oral examination

VIII. TEACHING REQUIREMENT

• History
• Purpose
• The requirement
• Student responsibilities
1. Course materials
2. TA responsibilities
3. Time spent
4. Course mechanics
5. Problems

IX. DISSERTATION RESEARCH

• Finding a dissertation preceptor
• Advisory committees
• Topics In Biomedical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering Seminar
• Student suppers
• Graduate Student Summer Seminars
• Rotations

X. THESIS PROPOSAL

• Purpose
• When the thesis proposal should be submitted
• Form of the thesis proposal
• Presentation of the thesis proposal
• Disapproval of the thesis proposal
• Thesis Committee

XI. THE DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

• Planning the dissertation
• Writing the dissertation
• Approval of the dissertation
• The dissertation defense
• Additional information concerning the meeting of degree requirements

XII. STUDENT AWARDS

XIV. STUDENT TRAVEL

XV. STUDENT VACATION/LEAVE POLICY

• Holidays and academic breaks
• Vacation
• Maternity Leave
• Parental Leave
• Sick Leave

XVI. FINANCIAL MATTERS

• Students receiving support
• Nature of support
• Sources of funds
• Student's obligations
• Advantages of seeking independent funding
• External sources of funds

XVII. BME COUNCIL

XVIII. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SOCIAL OCCASIONS

• Annual Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Program Retreat
• Biomedical Engineering Annual Picnic
• Spring Student-Faculty Dinner

XIX. DOCTORAL PROGRAM CHECKLIST

• First Year
• Second Year
• Third Year
• Fourth and Later Years