 | The core of the first year curriculum has been developed as a single integrated course that takes students from genes and proteins to human pathophysiology. |
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| There will be three, five-week laboratory rotations, providing students with an opportunity to get to know the faculty, students, and postdocs in the labs. |
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| All first year students will complete this course during the first rotation period. Papers from the scientific literature are used to help set the foundations for students to develop their ability to think along a logical path, to critically analyze information and data, and to present scientific results to a group. |
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| Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Weill Medical College, and The Rockefeller University conduct a tri-institutional program in the Responsible Conduct of Research, providing formal training in the various subject areas connected to research integrity. |
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| The President's Research Seminar Series brings the most distinguished leading scientists in the world to Memorial Sloan-Kettering. The topics represented are wide-ranging and cover some of the most exciting fields in modern biology; thus regular attendance by students will encourage them to broaden their viewpoint. |
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| An important feature of becoming a successful scientist is the ability to present the results of your research in a coherent and logical form. From the second year of study on, each student will present their research in this course. |
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| Students participate in this weekly course beginning in the second year and continuing throughout their tenure in the graduate program. Students select a paper of interest and present it to the student cohort for discussion. |
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| Those students who may need specific coursework to enhance their knowledge base for the particular laboratory chosen for dissertation research can design special one-on-one tutorials. |
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| During the first year in the program, students visit various clinics as observers. Three to four clinic visits are scheduled throughout the first year in the program. |
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| During the second year in the program and in consultation with the Dean and Thesis Committee, students select a Clinical Mentor from the attending staff of Memorial Hospital who is involved in patient care and patient-oriented research. |
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