Graduate Student Forms
The following are forms that are frequently used by graduate students during the course of their training. If you have questions about any of these forms, please contact the Pharmacology Graduate Education Program Manager by email at bobbi.stidham@vanderbilt.edu. Complete and submit all forms and requests to your program manager bobbi.stidham@vanderbilt.edu for review. The program manager will get the signature of the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) and submit the forms to the Graduate School.
Student Status Verification Letter
If you need a letter to verify your student status, please send a request for such letter via email to the Pharmacology Graduate Education Program Manager at bobbi.stidham@vanderbilt.edu.
Request Leave of Absence
The Graduate School requires continuous registration. Students who want to interrupt their graduate studies can find the academic regulations for Leave of Absence in the Graduate School Catalog.
Request to Appoint Ph.D. Committee
Request to Appoint Ph.D. Committee form
Request to Change Ph.D. Committee
Request to Schedule Ph.D. Committee Meeting
Please schedule directly with your committee. For questions or assistance, please contact your program manager bobbi.stidham@vanderbilt.edu
Request to Schedule Qualifying Exam
Request to Schedule Qualifying Exam form
Request to Cancel or Reschedule Qualifying Exam
Request to Cancel or Reschedule Qualifying Exam form
Results of Qualifying Exam
Results of Qualifying Exam form
Request to Schedule Final Defense
Request to Schedule Final Defense form
Request to Cancel or Reschedule Defense
Request to Cancel or Reschedule Defense form
Results of Defense
Results of Dissertation Defense form
Intent to Graduate
Please contact your Pharmacology Graduate Education Program Manager bobbi.stidham@vanderbilt.edu ahead of submission.
BRET: Biomedical Research Education and Training
The Office of Biomedical Research Education and Training (BRET) provides support and resources for Vanderbilt biomedical graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty who train graduate students and postdocs.
The BRET team manages the admissions process and administration for the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (IGP) and the Quantitative & Chemical Biology Program (QCB). Other training programs overseen by the BRET office are the Vanderbilt VERTICES PREP Program and the Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy for undergraduate students. BRET also provides administrative support for NIH Training Grant applications as well as their subsequent coordination, including the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Program.
Additionally, the BRET office provides career and professional development support for biomedical PhD students and postdocs through the Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program and the Office of Outcomes Research. Support for biomedical postdoctoral fellows at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center is provided in collaboration with the Vanderbilt Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and School of Medicine departments. The BRET Office organizes and hosts a Responsible Conduct of Research training day each spring for Vanderbilt researchers.
Please explore our web site to obtain further information about our programs and services.
BRET: Biomedical Research Education and Training