Academic Requirements

The faculty of the Research Training Program in Sleep, Circadian, and Respiratory Neurobiology have defined a set of required and recommended courses and activities relevant to research training in sleep and sleep and sleep medicine, which comprise the academic/didactic component of this Training Program.

Among the designated courses are several free and open lecture programs organized through the Division of Sleep Medicine, as well as other courses requiring tuition offered through Harvard Medical School, the Harvard School of Public Health, and other programs.

Trainees should refer to the table below in determining whether specific courses are required or recommended for their training. Confirmation of a requirements and any requests for waivers must be made in consultation with the trainee's Academic Advisor.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS	Pre-doctoral	Postdoctoral
Preceptors' Introductory Sleep Course	Required	Required
Sleep Grand Rounds	Required	Required
Trainee Research-in-Progress Seminars	Required	Required
Research Ethics Training	Required	Required
Grant Writing Training*	Required	Required
Basic Research Statistics Course*	Recommended	Required
Advanced Research Statistics Course*	Recommended	Required
Neuroscience Course	Recommended	Required**
Harvard School of Public Health Summer Session Courses	Elective	Required**
Other Recommended Courses and Activities	Elective	Elective

*Advanced Postdoctoral Fellows and some other trainees may be granted waivers of certain courses or requirements by first obtaining the approval of their mentor and then documenting with their Academic Advisor previous completion of the same or an equivalent course. Documentation of waivers must be filed with the program administrator.

**Postdoctoral Fellows are required to take either a Neuroscience course, or two or more courses in the Harvard School of Public Health Summer Session. Appropriateness will be determined in consultation with each trainee's mentor and Academic Advisor, taking into account prior training and career path.(Some trainees may be recommended to pursue both requirements.)

OTHER REQUIRED ACTIVITIES	Pre-doctoral	Postdoctoral
Submit an application for Individual Funding	Required	Required
Attend and participate in laboratory/journal club meetings at a laboratory outside the trainee's main emphasis	Required	Required
Complete an Individual Development Plan (IDP) with Faculty Mentor	Recommended	Required

 

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