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Getting Started for Graduate Students

Getting Started Checklist | Orientation Dates | Program-Specific Schedules | Quick Reference for Resources and Services

Let us be among the many to congratulate and welcome you to graduate school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry!

We’re planning an informative and entertaining orientation program that will introduce you to life as a University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry graduate student. 

Throughout the fall, you will be faced with many new challenges and decisions. We hope to make your transition to graduate school a smooth one and prepare you for the wealth of exciting opportunities that will come before you.

Please be sure to review our Trainee Handbook for information about your transition to the University of Rochester and to Rochester, New York. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call us at 585.275.4522 or email us. We are here to help!

We look forward to your arrival!

Sincerely,

Edith M. Lord, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education
and the Office for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs Staff

Getting Started Checklist

Review the Getting Started Checklist for some of the most important first steps in your graduate school career.

Orientation Dates

International Student Orientation Program

Wednesday | August 21, 2013 | 8:30am check in | May Room, Wilson Commons

Full schedule for incoming International graduate students.

School of Medicine and Dentistry Graduate Student Orientation

Thursday and Friday | August 22-23, 2013

Program-Specific Orientation Schedules

• PhD Degree Programs Orientation Schedule (Biomedical Sciences) (coming soon)
• PhD Degree Programs Orientation Schedule (Epidemiology, Health Services Research & Policy, Statistics and Translational Biomedical Sciences Program) (coming soon)
• Master's Degrees Program Orientation (Dental Science, Medical Informatics, Medical Statistics, Microbiology and Statistics) (coming soon)
• Student Services Overview Schedule (coming soon)
• Marriage and Family Therapy Orientation Schedule
• Master's of Public Health Orientation Schedule (coming soon)
• ISO - International Student Orientation Program

Quick Reference Guide to Resources and Services

Take a look at the program from our recent Resources and Services Expo to learn about some of the key resources available to you here at the U of R!