Appendix

Timeline

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YEAR	2				3				4				5
TERM	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4
Preliminary Oral Exam \(^1\)			✔
Secure Data Use Agreements \(^2\)				✔	✔	✔
Access to Datasets \(^3\)						✔	✔
Curating Datasets \(^4\)								✔	✔
Analysis \(^5\)										✔	✔	✔
Iterate \(^6\)												✔	✔	✔
Draft Thesis \(^7\)														✔	✔
Thesis Defense \(^8\)															✔
Publish Manuscripts \(^9\)																✔

1. Preliminary Oral Exam
   • April 1, 2022
   • Propose research topic and specific aims
2. Secure Data Use Agreements
   • National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
   • Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR)
3. Access to Datasets
   • Remove access to NCHS in Hyattsville, MD
   • Remove access to Donor registry in Minneapolis, MN
4. Curating Datasets
   • Prepare NCHS & SRTR datasets for specified statistical analyses
   • Refine and beta-test Stata/R scripts for this purpose
5. Analysis
   • Exploratory analyses
   • Preliminary analyses
   • Discuss preliminary findings with mentors
6. Iterations
   • Receive feedback from mentors
   • Incorporate feedback in updated analysis
   • Further discussions with mentors
7. Draft Thesis
   • Prepare draft of Doctoral Thesis
   • Make revisions based on feedback
8. Thesis Defense
   • Schedule date
   • Defend
9. Publish Manuscripts
   • Write manuscripts derived from specific aims of Thesis
   • Submit for peer-review