Advising

The Biomedical Physics program strives to assist graduate students in personal and professional development. This is accomplished through various advisors and educational activities that address each student’s specific needs with targeted mentoring and training. Students will have regular interactions with their primary research advisors, the members of their thesis committee, their first-year faculty and student advisors, and the Biomedical Physics executive committee and program director. Scientific interactions between students and faculty foster the development of motivated and knowledgeable students who are independent thinkers and responsible decision-makers. The program expects faculty thesis advisors to participate in the advising process actively, monitoring progress frequently and helping develop and define realistic educational and career plans through regular interactions with the advisee. Faculty thesis advisors will refer students to other institutional resources as needed. The program expects students to clarify their academic and career goals with their advisors and to be equal partners in the advising process, scheduling regular meetings with their advisors and adhering to institutional policies, procedures, and requirements. These expectations ensure the successful completion of degree requirements and timely graduation.

See Graduate Advising for a statement of university policy on graduate advising.