October 2007: Last posted update of program information supplied by institution.
If applicable, accreditation has been confirmed as of February 2008.
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER - UCLA INTERCAMPUS PROGRAM
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, UCLA, Harbor-UCLA
Degree granted: None
Training available: M.D. Postdoctoral, Ph.D. Postdoctoral, DO or equivalent
Current enrollment: 5 M.D. Postdoctoral, 9 Ph.D. Postdoctoral
Number of graduates in last 2 years: 9 M.D. Postdoctoral, 6 Ph.D. Postdoctoral, 1 M.D./Ph.D. Postdoctoral
Faculty status: 18 Ph.D., 16 M.D., 8 M.D./Ph.D.
Areas of concentration: behavioral genetics, biochemical genetics, clinical genetics, cytogenetic technology, cytogenetics, developmental genetics, dysmorphology, epidemiology, gene mapping, immunogenetics, molecular genetics, oncological genetics, population genetics, prenatal diagnosis, somatic cell genetics, teratology
Clinical training fellowships: clinical genetics, clinical molecular genetics, clinical cytogenetics, clinical biochemical genetics
ABMG accreditation: clinical cytogenetics
clinical biochemical genetics
clinical molecular genetics
ACGME accreditation: Clinical genetics
Financial support: NIH Training Grant, Institutional Grants, and Institutional Funding
Application deadline: December 31 for M.D. clinical applications and Ph.D. applications.
Contact: Patricia Kearney, Program Administrator, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Medical Genetics Institute, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Ste 665W, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, Tel: 310-423-6350, Fax: 310-423-1869, E-mail: patricia.kearney@cshs.org
Web homepage: http://www.uclamedgeneticspostdoc.org
The UCLA Intercampus Medical Genetics Training Program is a university-wide program which utilizes the faculty and resources of three of UCLA's campuses: the Westwood campus, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. It is designed for the postdoctoral training of individuals with M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degrees, who are highly motivated toward academic research careers in the field of medical genetics. The Intercampus Program brings together the many UCLA faculty members interested in human/medical genetics from the basic science departments of the School of Medicine, the College of Letters and Sciences, the Molecular Biology Institute, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Medical Genetics Units at the three UCLA hospitals. The overall purpose of the Program is to provide trainees with broad knowledge of medical genetics and extensive experience in genetic research so they can enter the academic community as independent investigators.