Clinical Pharmacology

Supervisory Committee: Students after successful completion of two semesters of coursework (minimum of 12 credit hours) will choose members of their Supervisory Committee. The Supervisory Committee must consist of five members: two faculty members of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Pediatrics at the University of Utah, one faculty representing one of the clinical divisions of the Department of Pediatrics and two faculty members from the Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah or any other departments of SOM.

Qualifying Examination: Ph.D. Candidates for Clinical Pharmacology will be required to take the qualifying examination at the completion of a minimum of three semesters of coursework (minimum 20 credit hours). The proposal topic for the qualifying examination must be approved by the student’s supervisory committee. The Qualifying Exam will consist of two parts: a written proposal covering the student’s approved area of emphasis (minimum double space 5 pages proposal) and an oral examination involving a defense of the student’s written proposal. The Supervisory Committee will be responsible for evaluation and grading the written proposal and judging the accuracy of the oral defense. Students must pass the qualifying examination to advance to candidacy.

Dissertation: Students will be required to submit a dissertation with the results of the student’s research. The dissertation will be judged and approved by the Supervisory Committee. The student will be required to perform an oral dissertation defense. At least three weeks before the dissertation defense, the student will submit a written draft of the dissertation to the members of the Supervisory Committee.