In all academic units, senior faculty should be available to offer aid in conducting scholarly or artistic work, and should include regularly scheduled meetings with faculty and students whom they supervise. Such aid should be collegial and advisory and avoid the attributes of excessive direction or control. The editing of manuscripts alone does not constitute adequate supervision by the preceptor. F. Preceptors should have realistic expectations regarding the performance of trainees and other research personnel and should inform them of these expectations. H. Preceptors should be alert to behavioral changes in trainees or other research personnel that may indicate inordinate personal or academic stresses or substance abuse.
Stresses are particularly likely to occur at times of transition or as deadlines approach.
Since the care with which research activities are conducted may be adversely affected by stress, a trainee or employee may need closer supervision at such time. Guidelines for the PhD degree in immunology. Committee on Education of the Int. Union of Biochemistry. Standards for the PhD degree in biochemistry and molecular biology.