after the dissertation defense

[Deb Britt]

> Vanessa L. Artman wrote:
> > 
> >
> > 1.)  How does one prepare for general exams?  I'm much more nervous about
> > this situation, because the committee members can ask me, theoretically,
> > about anything. 
> 
Don't forget to consider your committee members' backgrounds.  Of course
you can plan on getting questions from each one's field of expertise, but
I remember getting a couple of questions from committee members based on
their earlier research, i.e. they asked me questions related to topics
they studied as postdocs or grad students.  

Deb Britt

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Deborah Britt, Ph.D.
Department of Medical Oncology
Rhode Island Hospital