Independent Study courses must be approved by the Program Director and students must follow the steps outlined below in order to comply with DHSI/SOM registration and grading policies. Students submit a course description to the Training Program Director, Course Instructor, and Program Coordinator which includes the length of Independent Study (up to 2 quarters or 1 semester), the time commitment (given in hours per week or quarter), the student’s goals and what the deliverable will be. On approval by the Program Director, the Coordinator will supply the appropriate course number for registration.
Students must:
- gain the commitment of a Hopkins faculty member to work with
- define learning objectives
- determine with the faculty member a “deliverable” that would reflect having achieved learning objective(s)
- develop a schedule which includes attending informatics seminars, mentor sessions, reading, and working on the deliverable