Midway evaluation – Faculty of Medicine

Department:	Name of candidate:	
Start date PhD:	End date PhD:	
Main supervisor:	Co-supervisor(s):	

Check the appropriate box and explain in the comments.
PROGRESSION PUBLICATIONS	
Satisfactory                        	Comments:	
Requires follow-up             		
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY - RESULTS	
Satisfactory                        	Comments:	
Requires follow-up             		
PROGRESSION TRAINING COMPONENT (30 ECTS)	
Satisfactory                        	Comments:	
Requires follow-up             		
PLAN FOR COMPLETION	
Satisfactory                        	Comments:	
Requires follow-up             		

Summary and evaluation of the candidate’s progress:

	

Does the project have the necessary ethical approvements? ( List any REK numbers)		

This midway evaluation is approved for one (1) ECTS credit point in the training component for the PhD programme at The Faculty of Medicine.	Yes	
Date	Name, committee member	Signature	
Date	Name, committe member	Signature	

Guidance 

The Midway Evaluation is an important part of the institutional follow-up of the candidates’ progress and contributes to the candidates being able to complete their thesis on time. The role of the committee is thus to give advice that can aid this, for example by suggesting measures to limit the scope of the work or adjust the direction of the thesis if deemed necessary. This form should be completed in a way that gives the department management information about each candidate’s progress, related to his or her PhD period end date. 

The individual parts of the form must be completed with comments on each section. A check in the «requires follow-up” box can vary in degree of seriousness, it might be small things like the candidate needs help to find relevant courses, needs a new co-supervisor or it can be bigger issues such as the project needing adjustments. The comment section is therefore extra important as this should be followed up on by the PhD coordinator and/or Head of Research. Please find below some examples of considerations the committee could contribute. 

PROGRESS (Publications)
-	How many articles are planned in the thesis? 
-	How is the writing of manuscripts progressing? 
-	When will the articles be finished (plan) and is the plan to submit any manuscripts in the thesis or will all articles be published?
-	Is the time plan for publications realistic in terms of submission of the thesis by the end of the PhD period?
-	Which changes could be made to aid progress?

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY – RESULTS
-	Is everything going to plan with the experiments/data collection?
-	Is the candidate experiencing any particular challenges with the scientific work?

PROGRESS TRAINING COMPONENT (30 credits ECTS)
-	How many credits have been approved already?
-	Has the candidate completed courses not yet approved?
-	Does the candidate have a plan for completion of the training component by 6 months before planned submission?

PLAN FOR COMPLETION
-	Does the candidate have a clear and detailed plan for further work?
-	Is submission by the end of the PhD period realistic? 

SUMMARY
-	Which measures are recommended to ensure the candidate submits on time?
-	How can the department and supervisors support the candidate and ensure good progress? 

Please note that the only reason for not approving the midway evaluation is that the candidate has not submitted the required material or has not prepared enough for the committee to get a sense of how far the candidate has come. Lack of progression is not a reason to refuse to approve the midway.