• Students should complete at least 24 credit hours in their respective School of Biomedical Informatics master’s program before participating in a practicum. Students seeking to complete a practicum earlier must consult with the Assistant or Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
• Students must work a certain number of supervised contact hours under the direction of their Practicum Preceptor in order to earn the required number of credit hours for the practicum course. Required contact hours and credit hours are listed below:



BMI 6000（适用于36个学时课程的应用学生）	BMI 6000（对于42个学时课程中的传统学生）
135个接触时间	270个接触时间
1-3个学时（总计需要3小时）	1-6 credit hours (Total of 6 hours required)



• 学生可以完成所有必需的实习credit hours during one semester or the course can be taken over multiple semesters, repeated as needed, for a maximum of 3 or 6 semester credit hours (for BMI 6000) to meet degree requirements.
• 请注意，所有入学学分的学生收取540美元/SCH费用。

• Students should complete at least 24 credit hours in their respective SBMI master’s program before participating in a practicum. Students seeking to complete a practicum earlier must consult with the Assistant or Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
• Students must work a certain number of supervised contact hours under the direction of their Practicum Preceptor in order to earn the required number of credit hours for the practicum course. Required contact hours and credit hours are listed below:



BMI 6000

135个接触时间

1-3个学时（总计需要3小时）



• 学生可以完成所有必需的实习credit hours during one semester or the course can be repeated over multiple semesters for a maximum of 3 semester credit hours (for BMI 6000) to meet degree requirements.
• 请注意，所有入学学分的学生收取540美元/SCH费用。

MATERIALS THAT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE SBMI

• Students will work with the School of Biomedical Informatics Practicum Coordinator for any necessary program agreements with the practicum site if agreements are not already in place (Exception: If you are doing your practicum at UTHealth, no program agreement is needed).
• A practicum proposalmust be submitted by week three of the semester of enrollment向SBMI实践协调员致以您的教师实习顾问的书面批准。可以在下面找到样本实践建议。该提案应包括：
  
  
  • The practicum site and the location(s).
  • 实践摄像机的名称和标题以及电话号码和电子邮件地址。
  • A list of organizational requirements (and potential preferred requirements) for the practicum site.
  • A list of Behavioral Learning Objectives for the practicum. Refer to the Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy of Learning Objectives in the sample practicum proposal below for reference.
  • A description of what duties the student will complete.
  • 学生希望取得的成果清单。
  • A list of the proposed deliverables.
  • A specific timeline for when the practicum will start and be completed.
  • A job description for the practicum position.
• 如果需要，学生必须获得IRB批准。
• Students must obtain approval from the Office of Academic Affairs for practicum registration during the semester(s) in which they enroll in the course.

必须提交给实践训练器的材料

• Please note that the student’s Practicum Preceptor should have a Graduate degree, or a Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of five years of work experience in biomedical informatics or related fields at the practicum site. She or he should have decision-making authority at the practicum site and be in a position or role that facilitates optimal learning opportunities for the student. It is also imperative that the Practicum Preceptor can allocate sufficient time to supervise the student and provide mentoring in the field of biomedical informatics.
• Students must submit a letter of introduction and a resume or curriculum vitae (see below).
• 建议学生一些站点可能需要健康屏幕，背景检查，药物测试，个人责任保险或其他特定地点要求。请注意，您可能需要自费通过特定承包商来完成这些任务。
• 学生应要求生物医学信息学学院实践协调员的帮助，以确定实践网站所需的文件以及如何处理该文件的提交。

• 学生将每周创建他们在实习期间参加的关键活动的日志。日志应通过电子邮件发送到每个星期五的生物医学信息学实践协调员（Chelsea.E.Overstreet@uth.tmc.edu）。这些日志也可以与学生的教师实践顾问共享。在下面可以找到每周样品日志。可以在类似于Excel或数字的软件程序中创建每周日志，并且每周日志应包括以下内容：
  
  
  • Dates for each day worked during that week
  • The number of hours worked each day
  • 每天执行的所有活动或职责的描述
  • A general note discussing reflections & linkages your week's activities had to coursework or theories you have learning about your biomedical informatics studies
  
  
• 学生必须定期与他们的Pra交流cticum Preceptors regarding weekly or daily schedules, duties required of them, deadlines for projects, and how to properly handle submission of any projects (if necessary).
• Students should remain vigilant of any opportunities to contribute in activities or tasks at their practicum site and students should take the initiative to complete duties and tasks proactively.
• Students are expected to be present and on time each day of their practicum. Excessive absences or tardiness can adversely impact a student’s pass or fail grade.
• Students should maintain professional appearance while at the practicum site or conducting duties germane to the practicum. Students should generally plan to wear business casual attire and should adhere to the site’s dress code.
• Students should contact their Faculty Practicum Advisor and the Practicum Coordinator immediately if any problems or concerns arise during the practicum.

• A collection of timesheets completed by your Practicum Preceptor to validate your hours on site must be submitted to the School of Biomedical Informatics Practicum Coordinator.
• A report of the practicum site regarding the student's experience will be presented to your Faculty Practicum Advisor.
• Your Practicum Preceptor will be asked to complete a specific evaluation of your performance during the practicum.
• Students should submit a typed or handwritten, personalized Thank You letter or card to the Practicum Preceptor.
• Any Projects Assigned at Practicum Site: you must complete and document at leastone major projectorseveral smaller projects在您的实践网站。一个主要的项目是一个需要您大部分时间完成其他作业的项目。较小的项目可以包括其他指定的职责/活动，参加会议等。
• Students in the Applied (36 credit hour) program, who were admitted before Fall 2014,必须创建上面详细介绍的顶石报告。该报告以及其他可交付成果将在实践完成时提交。
• 在2014年秋季之前被录取的传统（42个学时）计划的学生必须创建最先进的论文。该报告以及其他可交付成果将在实践完成时提交。
• Students in either the Applied or Traditional (39 credit hour) program, who were admitted in Fall 2014 or beyond,必须创建上面详细介绍的顶石报告。该报告以及其他可交付成果将在实践完成时提交。
  
  
  • Advisors are allowed 10 working days to review and comment on each draft.
  • Advisors have to approve the final draft by signing the cover page which is due to the Office of Academic Affairs by the last class day of the semester.
  • The state-of-the-science paper (including the cover page and an electronic copy of the paper with an abstract) must be submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs by the last class day of the semester in which the student plans to graduate.
  • Students graduating in the spring semester must submit their titles to the Office of Academic Affairs ten business days prior to the last day of classes, so that they can be included in the graduation program. For specific dates, please refer to the SBMI calendar.
  • The advisor approved final version of the state-of-the-science must be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal and the student must provide documentation of the paper’s submission. However, there is no mandate that the state-of-the-science be published.