What are the benchmarks to transition a graduate student to colleague?
Graduate students have a series of degree criteria that need to be completed during specified periods of their training, including: core coursework, elective coursework, seminars, qualifying examinations, dissertation proposal, publications, dissertation committee meetings, and dissertation defense. Please refer to the “Benchmarks for Student Progress – Years 1 through 5” for specific details of the training process. To enhance the graduate training at NIH, the GPP has developed a series of workshops and activities to replicate many of the training activities sponsored at the graduate universities. It is essential that you help your student meet all of the required university deadlines and milestones. Otherwise, their status as a student in good standing could be jeopardized. Also encourage your graduate student to participate in the training opportunities provided by the GPP and OITE as they will help create a successful scientist.
