The philosophy of the programme begins with your intellectual and practical needs as a higher-level researcher. In recognition of the varied backgrounds of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences PGR students, there are no compulsory courses. Instead you will be invited to design your own programme with your primary supervisor. We also believe that the most innovative work begins within a vibrant and challenging intellectual culture that draws on the expertise and experiences of different academic and professional specialities. You are encouraged to look beyond your immediate interests when designing and monitoring your own training programme to get the full benefit of being a researcher in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Although some of the training takes place in formal sessions, the programme also aims to create a distinct research community which draws together both research students and academics. Most of the sessions are provided by research active academic staff, but we also work with other parts of UEA in providing practical and technical training and career development for Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences research students. If there is a training activity outside of this training programme that you and your supervisor agree is appropriate for you this can also be taken into account.
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences PPD brochure below explains what opportunities exist in the Faculty and outside, what modules are available and how to get involved in them. We continually seek to improve our PGR training and we will ask you for your feedback at the end of the year but also informally during 2010-11 so that we know that any changes we make for 2011-12 will meet student needs.
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