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  • Graduate Student Handbook
  • Preface
  • PART I. POLICIES AND RESOURCES
  • CHAPTER 1
    • 🗒️Academic Policies
      • Academic Integrity
      • Policies and Procedures on Ethical Practices in Research
      • The Responsible Conduct in Research and Rigor and Reproducibility Courses
      • Ownership and Use of Research Data, Reagents, Records, Protocols, or Code
      • Responsibilities of Authors
        • Protecting Whistleblowers
        • Financial Conflict of Interest in Research
      • General Rules of Conduct for ISMMS Students
  • CHAPTER 2
    • 🗒️Administrative and Financial Policies
      • Tuition
        • PhD and MD/PhD in Biomedical Sciences or Neuroscience
        • Master’s Degree Programs and PhD in Clinical Research
      • Funding Package and Direct Compensation
      • Financial Assistance and Services
        • Financial Counseling
        • Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) for Financial Aid
        • Additional Work and Funding Resources
          • Supplemental Work-in-Another-Department (WIOD)
          • Tuition Waivers for Non-Faculty Mount Sinai Employees
          • Work-Study Positions
          • Travel Awards
  • CHAPTER 3
    • 🗒️Enrollment and Registration
      • Pre-Enrollment Policies
      • Registrar's Office
      • Guidelines for Registration and Cross-Registration
        • Add/Drop
        • Maintenance of Matriculation
        • Full-time Equivalency Status
        • Courses Taken at Partner Institutions
        • Visiting Scholars
        • Non-Matriculating Status and Course Auditing
        • Registration Holds
        • PhD Student Registration
      • Grading Policies
        • Grading, Course Examinations, and Missed Examinations
        • Calculation of GPA
        • Retaking Courses to Improve GPA
        • Graduate School Grade Appeals Process
        • Transfer Credits and Course Exemptions/Waivers
      • Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
        • Time to Degree Policy
        • Academic Standing
        • Committee for Academic Review (CAR)
          • Membership of CAR
          • Appeals Process
        • Program-Specific Criteria for Satisfactory Academic Progress
      • Leave, Withdrawal, and Readmission
        • Leave of Absence (Voluntary)
        • Leave of Absence (Involuntary)
          • Administrative Leave
          • Academic Progress Leave
        • Parental Leave
        • Return from Military Service
        • Withdrawal and Readmission
        • PhD in Biomedical Sciences and Neuroscience Student Vacation Policy
      • Transcripts
  • Chapter 4
    • 🗒️Student Affairs and Services for Graduate Students
      • Student Services and Resources
        • Career Services and Strategy
        • International Student Services
        • Student Health Services
          • Student Mental Health Services
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            • WellConnect
        • Disability Services
        • Student Housing
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        • Academic Informatics and Technology
          • The Library
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          • Academic IT Support Center (ASCIT)
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            • Definitions of Unacceptable Behavior
            • Grievance Committee
          • Mistreatment
            • Mistreatment Policy
            • Reporting and Consulting Mechanisms
          • Clery Act
          • Fire Safety
          • Alcohol and Drugs
            • Alcohol Policy – Levinson Student Center
            • Drug Testing
          • Infection Control
        • Office of the Ombudsperson
      • Campus-Wide Policies, Regulations, and Requirements
        • Rules of Conduct
        • Student Behavior
        • Faculty, Staff, and Student Relations
        • FERPA
        • ISMMS Social Media Guideline
        • Acceptable Use of Technology Policy
          • Use of Hardware and Software
          • Web, Data, and Cloud Storage
          • Email and Collaboration Technology Usage
          • Protected Health Information and Other Confidential Information
          • Secure Messaging and Encryption
        • ISMMS Policy on Business Conflicts of Interest
        • Student Intellectual Property
  • PART II. PROGRAMS OF STUDY
  • Chapter 1
    • PhD in Biomedical Sciences and Neuroscience
      • Program Information
      • Program Requirements
        • Curricular Requirements
        • Requirements to Graduate
        • Standards for Maintaining Satisfactory Progress
      • Curriculum
        • Seminars, Works-in-Progress, and Journal Clubs
        • Lab Rotations
          • Rotation Guidelines
          • MD/PhD Student Rotations
      • Selecting a Multidisciplinary Training Areas (MTA)
      • Advising
        • Academic Advisor
        • Selecting a Research Mentor
        • Changes to a Research Mentor-Mentee Partnership
          • Mentoring Changes due to the Relocation of the Research Mentor
          • Mentoring Changes due to an Unproductive Partnership
          • Procedures for Dispute Resolution
        • Thesis Advisory Committee
          • Specific Criteria
          • Procedures
      • Thesis Proposal
        • General Considerations
        • The Written Document
        • The Oral Presentation
        • The Thesis Proposal Committee
        • Deadline
      • Dissertation Defense
        • Written Document Format Options
        • The Dissertation Committee
        • The Defense and Seminar
        • Dissertation Deposit
      • Transfer to Master degree (MPhil or MSBS)
      • Program Specific Policies
        • Program Alumni and Alumni Association
  • Chapter on Multidisciplinary Training Areas
    • Multidisciplinary Training Areas
      • Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Medicine (AIET)
        • Typical Curriculum
      • Cancer Biology (CAB)
        • Typical Curriculum
      • Development, Regeneration, and Stem Cells (DRS)
        • Typical Curriculum
      • Disease Mechanisms and Therapeutics (DMT)
        • Typical Curriculum
      • Genetics and Genomic Sciences (GGS)
        • Typical Curriculum
      • Immunology (IMM)
        • Typical Curriculum
      • Microbiology (MIC)
        • Typical Curriculum
      • Neuroscience (NEU)
        • Typical Curriculum
  • Chapter 2
    • MD/PhD Program
      • Program Information
      • Program Requirements
        • Curricular Requirements
        • Requirements to Graduate
        • Standards for Maintaining Satisfactory Progress
      • Curriculum
        • Core Graduate School/PhD Curriculum
        • Medical School/MD Curriculum
        • Annual MD/PhD Retreat
        • Milestones and Maximum Time to Degree
      • Advising
      • Thesis/Dissertation
  • Chapter 3
    • Clinical Research Education Program
      • Program Information
      • Program Competencies
      • Program Requirements
        • Curricular Requirements
          • PhD in Clinical Research (PhDCR)
        • Graduation Requirements
        • Standards for Maintaining Satisfactory Progress
          • Consequences of failure to maintain satisfactory progress
      • Curriculum
        • CRTP and MSCR Curriculum
        • PhDCR Curriculum
        • Requirements for Coursework on Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR)
        • Independent Study
        • Electives Offered in Other Programs or at Other Institutions
      • Advising
        • Faculty Advisors
        • Near-Peer Mentoring Program
        • Thesis Research Mentors (MSCR)
        • Dissertation Research Mentors (PhDCR)
        • Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee (MAC)
      • Master's Thesis
        • Registration, Mentor Selection, and Thesis Proposal
        • Master's Thesis First and Final Drafts
        • Timelines for the Master’s Thesis and Forms
        • Student Checkout Requirements
      • Doctoral Dissertation (PhDCR)
        • Written Dissertation Research Proposal
        • Oral Presentation of Dissertation Research Proposal
        • Admission to Candidacy
        • Written Dissertation, Defense, and Deposit
        • PhDCR Timeline and Required Forms
    • MD-MSCR/PORTAL Program
  • Chapter 4
    • MS in Biomedical Sciences (MSBS)
      • Program Information
      • Program Requirements
        • Curriculum Requirements
        • Requirements to Graduate
        • Standards for Maintaining Satisfactory Progress
      • Curriculum
      • Advising, Thesis Committee, and Research Mentor
      • Changes to a Research Mentor-Mentee Partnership
        • Mentoring Changes due to the Relocation of the Research Mentor
        • Mentoring Changes due to an Unproductive Partnership
        • Procedures for Dispute Resolution
      • MSBS Thesis
        • Formatting, Depositing, and Defending the Thesis
        • The Master’s Thesis Review Committee
        • Deadlines and Publications
        • Required Forms
      • Master's to PhD
  • Chapter 5
    • MS in Biomedical Data Science (MSBDS)
      • Program Information
      • Program Requirements
        • Curricular Requirements
        • Requirements to Graduate
        • Standards for Maintaining Satisfactory Progress
      • Curriculum
      • Advising
      • Capstone Project
  • Chapter 6
    • MS in Biostatistics Program
      • Program Information
      • Program Requirements
      • Curriculum
        • Theory and Methods Track
        • Clinical Applications Track
      • Capstone Project
  • Chapter 7
    • MS in Genetic Counseling
      • Program Information
      • Program Requirements
        • Curricular Requirements
        • Requirements to Graduate
        • Standards for Maintaining Satisfactory Progress
      • Advising
  • Chapter 8
    • MS in Healthcare Delivery Leadership (MSHCDL)
      • Program Information
      • Program Competencies
      • Program Requirements
        • Standards for Maintaining Satisfactory Progress
      • Curriculum
      • Advising
      • Capstone Project
  • Chapter 9
    • Master in Health Administration (MHA)
      • Program Information
      • Program Competencies
      • Program Requirements
      • Curriculum
      • Advising
      • Internship and Capstone Project
        • Students Enrolled or Pursuing 2 Programs
  • Chapter 10
    • Graduate Program in Public Health
      • Master of Public Health (MPH) and Advanced Certificate in Public Health (ACPH)
        • Program Information
        • Additional Information for International Students
        • Program Competencies
        • Program Requirements
          • Curricular Requirements
            • Master of Public Health
            • MD-MPH Program
            • DPM-MPH Program
            • Mount Sinai Residents and Fellow Physicians
            • Advanced Certificate in Public Health
          • Requirements to Graduate
          • Standards for Maintaining Satisfactory Progress
          • Students Enrolled or Pursuing 2 Programs
        • Curriculum
          • General Public Health Track
          • Biostatistics Track
          • Outcomes Research Track
          • Global Health Track
          • Health Care Management Track
          • Environmental Health Sciences Specialty Track
          • Epidemiology Track
          • Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Track
          • Advanced Certificate in Public Health
        • Advising
          • Specialty Track Advisors
        • Culminating Experience
          • Description of the Thesis, First Author Manuscript, and Capstone
          • Public Health Research Day
          • Culminating Experience Submission Deadlines
      • Master of Science in Epidemiology
        • Program Information
        • Additional Information for International Students
        • Program Competencies
        • Program Requirements
          • Requirements to Graduate
          • Standards for Maintaining Satisfactory Progress
        • Curriculum
        • Advising
        • Thesis or First Author Manuscript
          • Public Health Research Day
          • Thesis/Manuscript Submission Deadlines
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  3. Curriculum

PhDCR Curriculum

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The PhDCR program requires a total of 66 credits (37-41 credits of coursework, and 25-30 credits of Doctoral Thesis), to be taken over the course of five years. All students take the same courses in year one, and declare a specialization, or track, at the end of the first year. The second year is spent completing track-specific coursework, as well as a full year of Integrative Problem Solving in Clinical and Translational Research, a full-year course that is designed to prepare doctoral students for the comprehensive qualifying exam at the end of year two. Students should refer to the to review the PhDCR course checklists for their selected track.

Coursework

PhDCR required coursework is as follows:

Year One

  • BIO6400 Biostatistics for Biomedical Research (Fall)

  • CLR0006 Spectrum of Methods in Clinical Research I (Fall)

  • CLR0501 Computational Tools for Clinical Research (Fall)

  • MPH0812 Applied Linear Models I (Spring I)

  • CLR0016 Spectrum of Methods in Clinical Research II (Spring I)

  • CLR0700 Professionalism & Ethical Issues in Clinical Research (Spring I)

  • MPH0822 Applied Linear Models II (Spring II)

  • CLR0007 Spectrum of Methods in Clinical Research III (Spring II)

  • CLR0011 Grant Writing (Spring II)

Year 2

  • Coursework as defined by the student’s selected track

  • CLR0017, CLR0018 & CLR0019 Clinical and Translational Research Journal Club and Seminar Series I-III

  • CLR0012, CLR0014 and & CLR0015: Integrative Problem Solving in Clinical and Translational Research I-III

Written Comprehensive Qualifying Exam

Following the exam, students will be informed in writing of their result, and will also have the opportunity to review their exams in person. Furthermore, all students will have the opportunity to review their answers with each respective faculty member, if helpful or desired on the part of the student. Students will not be permitted to keep a copy of their exam. A copy of their exam will remain as part of their file, which they may access at any time.

Doctoral Thesis

The written comprehensive qualifying examination will take place in June of year two. The exam includes five pre-selected questions provided at the time of the examination. Students must register for, attend and successfully complete the “Integrative Problem Solving in Clinical and Translational Research” sequence (CLR0012, CLR0014 & CLR0015) during their second year, prior to taking the exam. Students must submit a form to the CLR Program Manager by May 31 of year two. The Course Director of the Integrative Problem Solving sequence must sign the form indicating whether the student is ready to take the exam or not. Each CLR Core Faculty Member who has developed a question for the Qualifying Examination will be responsible for grading that individual question. Following the grading of each question by the authoring faculty member, the faculty who contributed to the exam will meet to review the scores and make any final revisions to the assessment, after additional deliberation and discussion. This process is meant to assure fairness and objectivity on the part of all faculty in grading the exam. The exam is worth a total of 100 points and students must score a total of 65 points or higher in order to pass. Students will only be permitted to retake the qualifying exam once, in January of the following year. Students who fail the exam twice will be dismissed from the program. This policy is consistent with the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences policy.

After passing the Written Comprehensive Qualifying Exam, students must register for 25-30 credits of CLR0020 Doctoral Thesis, depending on the requirements of their track. See for additional information on dissertation requirements.

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