Example Timeline

Typical Program Timeline

On average, the Bioengineering doctoral program duration is 5 years. A typical timeline for a bioengineering PhD in the proposed Bioengineering in Psychiatry Training Program is as follows:

All Years

• Weekly BioE Research Seminar
• Biweekly Program Seminar Series
• Annual Program Retreat and Dinner

Year 1

• Systems Neurobiology (core-1)
• Introduction to Computational Neuroscience (core-2)
• Psychopathology (core-3)
• Neurobiology of Disease (core-4)
• Applied Biostatistics (core-5)
• Multimodal Biomedical Imaging (elective-1)
• Research Rotations 1 & 2

By end of Year 1:

• PhD Qualifying Examination
• Confirm mentors selection

Year 2

• Societal, Political, and Ethical Issues in Biotechnology (core-6)
• Abnormal Psychology (core-7)
• Methods in Image Analysis (elective-2)
• Machine Learning (elective-3)
• Research
• Longitudinal clinical experience (1/2 day, 8 times)

By end of Year 2:

• PhD Qualifying Examination (final chance)
• Apply for F30 or F31

Years 3-4

• Research Teaching Practicum (2 times)
• Professional Development Workshop I (Year 3 or 4)
• Research
• Longitudinal clinical experience (1/2 day, 8 times/year)
• 2 Clinical observership (1 week each)
• Professional Development Workshop II (Year 3 or 4)

By end of Year 3:

• Formation of Dissertation Committee and Research Thesis Proposal Defense

By end of year 4:

• Option to apply for R36

Year 5

• Research
• Thesis Defense