How
We Integrate DDS & PhD Programs
Financial support and
fees are provided for a 5 year period through a grant
from NIH/NIDR to prepare academic dentist leaders through the
integration
of the DDS and PhD programs at UCSF. The combined program is planned to
reduce the time needed to obtain both degrees by 1-2 years, so
that
a typical program would take approximately 7-8 years. Additional
support
will be sought to provide the DSTP candidate financial support
throughout
almost all of the combined program. The structure of the typical
program
is shown below.
Integrated DDS* PhD Programs in Oral &
Craniofacial Sciences,
Bioengineering, Bioinformatics,
or Epidemiology
| Program Year/Funding Source |
Training Activity: |
|
| Year |
Funding Source |
% PhD/Research |
%DDS |
|
| 1 |
University fellowships |
30 |
70 |
|
| 2 |
year 01 of DSTP support |
30 |
70 |
|
| 3 |
year 02 of DSTP support |
10 |
90 |
|
| 4 |
year 03 of DSTP support |
80 |
20 |
|
| PhD Qualifying Exam |
|
| 5 |
year 04 of DSTP support |
80 |
20 |
|
| 6 |
year 05 of DSTP support |
80 |
20 |
|
DDS Completed
|
|
| 7 |
Laboratory or other support |
80 |
20 |
|
| 8 |
Laboratory funds |
80 |
20 |
|
| PhD completed |
|
| Totals: |
4.7 years (PhD/Research) |
3.3 years (DDS) |
Since 1996 we
have found that this plan is realistic, although times required may
vary
and each individual program will be tailored to meet the combined
clinical
and research needs of the candidate. In addition, this program sets a
pattern
over the last years in which the DSTP candidate combines research and
academic
programs with an integrated 20% effort in the clinic. This offers the
advantage
of establishing a pattern that might be expected to continue into the
subsequent
career of a dental school faculty member.
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