Spring 2027

Independent Reading or Research

Independent reading or research for graduate students to use the scientific method to address specific scientific problems.

offering recorded1–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Beth Meyerand3.8/5Alan McMillanAli Pirasteh +21 more

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Apply concepts learned in coursework to real life situations

  • Read and effectively analyze scientific literature

  • Develop critical, analytical, and independent thinking skills

  • Create literature reviews and publications

Source: UW Guide

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ALAN MCMILLAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

BRADLEY CHRISTIAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

BRYAN BEDNARZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2017, Fall 2019, Spring 2023, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DOUGLAS DEAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

GUANG-HONG CHEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

IVAN ROSADO-MENDEZ is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JAMEY P WEICHERT is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JENNIFER SMILOWITZ is recorded teaching in Spring 2009. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KEVIN ELICEIRI is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

OLIVER WIEBEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PAUL ELLISON is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RASMUS BIRN is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

REINIER HERNANDEZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ROBERT JERAJ is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RONALD WAKAI is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

TIMOTHY HALL is recorded teaching in Spring 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

VIVEK PRABHAKARAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WEIBO CAI is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Research topic selection, literature reviews, research design, experiment performance, and reporting.
  • Communication of research findings.

Skills

  • Selecting research topics, conducting literature reviews, designing research, identifying pitfalls, performing and reporting experiments.
  • Communicating research findings within and outside the university.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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MEDPHYS 699 · Spring 2027

Independent Reading or Research

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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