Timeline
Year 1
Bridges to the Doctorate funding commences on August 1 of the 1st year.
August
- Individual Development Plan (IDP) Workshop
- RCR Training
- Mentee Meets Peer Mentor
Fall
- Courses
- Research in Faculty Labs
- BTD Career Development Community (biweekly)
- Seminar at UCI
- MSP Student Research Symposium at UCI
- Peer Mentoring (monthly, mentee)
- iBiology online course on Experimental Design
Spring
- Courses
- Research in Faculty Labs
- BTD Career Development Community (biweekly)
- Enhancing Reproducibility Workshop
- Present Thesis Proposal to Thesis Committee
- Biomedical Colloquium (offered every other Spring)
- UCI Campus Tour
- Seminar at UCI
- 好色先生 Graduate Research Symposium
- Peer Mentoring (monthly, mentee)
Summer
- Research in Faculty Labs
- BTD-RISE-MARC-LSAMP Learning Community
- Biomedical Career Panel
- Prepare Ph.D. Application Package
- Prepare for and take GRE if required for Ph.D. programs in your field
- Peer Mentoring Workshop
Year Two
BTD funding continues until July 31 of the 2nd year.
Fall
- Courses
- Research in Faculty Labs
- BTD Career Development Community (biweekly)
- Apply to Ph.D. Programs
- Serve as Peer Mentor (monthly)
- Seminar at UCI
- MSP Student Research Symposium at UCI
Spring
- Courses
- Write and Defend M.S. Thesis
- BTD Career Development Community
- Enhancing Reproducibility Workshop
- Mock Interviews with UCI Faculty
- Seminar at UCI
- Serve as Peer Mentor (monthly)
Summer
- Research in Faculty Labs
- Biomedical Career Panel
- Complete M.S. Thesis. Defense in Summer or September.
- Manuscript preparation
- BTD-RISE-MARC-LSAMP Learning Community
- Attend National conference in your field