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PhD in Population Health Sciences
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PhD in Population Health Sciences
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Milestones

In order to obtain a PhD through the proposed program, students must successfully complete all common program milestones during their training pathway including completion of all required coursework, assessment of program-wide and field-specific competencies, oral defense of dissertation proposal, and dissertation defense. Below is an example pathway and the milestones, some of which will be time-bound and others that will be ongoing.

 

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