Course Requirements and Laboratory Rotations

Curriculum

The student must successfully complete a minimum number of 48 course credit hours and a total number of 148 credit hours (core course requirements, electives, and research credits). Students must maintain an average grade of 3.0 (B) or better throughout graduate training to remain in good academic standing in the Program. The required curriculum consists of the core courses and electives, training rotations in research laboratories, and completion of a research dissertation. Every student will also be required to attend an EID Journal Club and an EID Seminar Series.

Required Courses

All students are required to complete a series of core courses during the first year of training. The student will also select one of three tracks in which to focus the remainder of his/her course work. The three tracks are: Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, and Preventive Medicine and Biometrics. Each of these tracks will require specific courses (See listing below).
 
Students must also enroll in one of the Departmental Seminar Series at the University, the EID Seminar Series, Topics in Microbiology, and EID Journal Club.

Laboratory Rotations

During the first year of study, each student is required to take a minimum of three laboratory rotations of approximately 12 weeks duration and an average of 15 hours per week. The first rotation is taken in research laboratories on the USUHS campus and is selected based on the student’s initial interests and in consultation with the program director. Subsequent rotations may take place at off-campus laboratories. During the summer after the first year, a fourth, optional laboratory rotation may be taken.

Core Courses

Core courses for Ph.D. students in all tracks of the EID Program are as follows:
 
Year 1
 
Fall Quarter
 
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Ethics and Responsible Conduct of Research
Biochemistry
Lab Rotation
EID Seminar
 
Winter Quarter
 
Models of Emerging Infectious Disease I
Biochemistry II
Genetics
Lab Rotation
 
Spring Quarter
 
Models of Emerging Infections Diseases II
Lab Rotation
 
Summer Quarter
 
Histology

Year 2
 
Fall Quarter
 
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Pathology of Infectious Diseases
 
Winter Quarter
 
Models of Emerging Infectious Disease III
Cellular and Molecular Immunology
 
Spring Quarter
 
Models of Emerging Infections Diseases IV

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