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====== Before You Start ======

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The {{:research:bme_handbook.pdf|BME Student Handbook}} is a good place to start, even you are not in the BME program. 
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1. Confirm Your Registration online or at the Graduate Study Office (Gilmour Hall 212, Ext. 24258) 

For the registration deadline of each semester, please check with:
   * Engineering Physics Graduate Secretary Ms. Marilyn Marlow
      * Office: JHE/A315
      * Phone: 905-525-9140, extension: 24545
      * Email: [[marlowm@mcmaster.ca]]
   * Biomedical Engineering administrator: Ms. Natalie Illingworth, 
      * Office: ETB 405
      * Phone: 905-525-9140, extension: 23486
      * Email: [[illing@mcmaster.ca]]

International student must present to School of Graduate Studies the study permit to fully registered
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2. Obtain Student ID + bus pass + Direct Deposit + UHIP card 

   * Go to the Graduate Study Office (Gilmour Hall 212, Ext. 24258) to pick up student ID + bus pass. International student will be asked to present study permit to fully registered.
   * For direct deposit: bring one void check + fill in forms for both Federal and Province tax return at Graduate Study Office (Forms can be obtained at the office) 
   * For UHIP card, visit International student scholar service at Rm 104, Gilmour Hall or Contact: [[iss@mcmaster.ca]]. Note that UHIP card is only available after fully registered at Graduate Study.
   * International student: check out handbook at [[http://oisa.mcmaster.ca/pre-arrival.cfm]] which include info on SIN, transportation, travel ect.
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3. Get Keys for Lab and/or Graduate Student Office 

   * Contact Person: BME (see #1)

   * You need keys to ETB exterior (graduate student only), ETB 431 & 431A, and your graduate office. Most of these spaces now have key card access so you will need a Working@McMaster ID or an access card (undergraduate student). 

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4. Enable MacID and Activate Student Email account 

   * To enable MacID, click [[https://adweb.cis.mcmaster.ca/cis/ahtml/login.htm|Here.]]. Then choose **Activate MAC ID** bar. Enter student ID, barcode and date of birth. Student ID is provided on Offer Letter. Barcode will be sent separately through email. If not, contact your department.
   * After enabling MAC ID, students have to enable MAC ID service before student email account can be activated. To enable MAC ID service, click [[https://adweb.cis.mcmaster.ca/cis/ahtml/login.htm|Here.]]. Enter your MAC ID and password. Go to MUGSI to enable MAC ID service and email account
   * Email account will be activated 24 hours after your MAC ID service is enabled on MUGSI.


5. Apply Scholarships (NSERC, OGS, OGSST, etc.) 

   * Contact persons: BME or Engineering Physics (see #1)

6. Your Personal Contact Information 

   * Use your MacID (#4) to access our lab's wiki page;  
   * Create a Skype account for work use
       * for accounts, file your information under both of the following locations
          * [[http://wiki.mcmaster.ca/Biophotonics/contacts|Contact Information]]
          * [[http://wiki.mcmaster.ca/Biophotonics/computer|Computer Resources]]

7. Sign Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) 

   * To be determined based on your project

8. Create your personal profile page in this Wiki Site 
   * Upload personal profile picture, select from left hand panel, under **toolbox** heading
      * Upload File > Profile (make sure your file is uploaded correctly into this folder)
      * Save uploaded file as: **last name and first initial**
         * "Bob Smith" would be saved as **smithb**
   * Use another person's page as a template, and fill in necessary information, which should include:
      * Education, Contact Information, Research / Project Description, Schedule, and Safety Training

9. Safety Training 
   * For more information, please check with [[http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/eohss/index.php|EOHSS]]
   * You need to contact Ms. Marilyn Marlow to attend the Engineering Physics/CEDT safety training/orientation 
   * Please go over your Job Hazard Analysis Form (from the Eng Phys safety orientation) with your supervisor 
   * Everybody working in our lab should take:
      * WHIMS core ([[http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/register/register.php?event=EOHSS%20WHMIS%20Core|register online]])
      * Asbestos Awareness ([[http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/eohss/training/|available online]])
      * Chemical Handling and Spills ([[http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/eohss/training//|available online]])
      * Ergonomics ([[http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/eohss/training/|available online]])
      * Fire Safety ([[http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/eohss/training/|available online]])
      * Slips, Trips & Falls ([[http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/eohss/training/|available online]]) 
      * Laser Safety ([[http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/register/register.php?event=EOHSS%20Laser%20Safety|register online]])
      * Biosafety ([[http://www.mcmaster.ca/biosafety/biosafety_training.htm|available online]]) 
      * AODA Training ([[http://www.mcmaster.ca/accessibility/cstfaq.html|information available here]])
  * Everyone is **required** to list their up-to-date safety training record in their own personal profile page. Please use the table available [[http://wiki.mcmaster.ca/Biophotonics/lab_safety|here]] on the Lab safety page, as a template.
  * You are required to complete a Engineering Physics/ C.E.D.T. Research Hazards Safety Report;{{:people:job_hazard_awareness_report:job_hazard_awareness_report_murthyas.pdf|Example by Aparna}}, and put it in your own profile as well as on the [[:lab_safety|Lab Safety Page]]
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====== Requirements for Completing your Degree... ======
1. Courses 
   * For minimum requirement, [[http://msbe.mcmaster.ca/|Please check here]]
   * Additional Graduate/Undergraduate courses as required by the supervisory committee 
2. Ph.D. comprehensive examination (for Ph.D. student only) 
   * [[http://msbe.mcmaster.ca/|Please check here]]
3. Dissertation and Thesis Defense 



===== For More Information =====
   * please check [[http://engphys.mcmaster.ca|Engineering Physics]] and/or [[http://msbe.mcmaster.ca/aboutschool.htm|McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering]]
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