March 2006: Last posted update of program information supplied by institution.
If applicable, accreditation has been confirmed as of May 2006.
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Division of Human Genetics, Clinical Cancer Genetics Program
Degree granted: None
Training available: M.D. Postdoctoral
Current enrollment: 1 M.D. Postdoctoral
Number of graduates in last 2 years: 1 M.D. Postdoctoral
Faculty status: 9 M.S., 2 M.D., 8 Certified Genetic Counselors
Areas of concentration: clinical genetics, genetic counseling, oncological genetics, clinical cancer genetics
Clinical training fellowships: clinical genetics, clinical cancer genetics
ABMG accreditation:
Financial support: Funding from Department of Internal Medicine
Application deadline: Open
Contact: Judith A Westman, MD, Interim Director, The Ohio State University, Internal Medicine, 2050 Kenny Rd., Room 806, Columbus, OH, 43221, Tel: 614-293-7775, Fax: 614-293-7435, E-mail: judith.westman@osumc.edu

Jane Pierce, Program Manager, The Ohio State University, Internal Medicine, 2050 Kenny Rd., Room 809, Columbus, OH, 43221, Tel: 614-293-7775, Fax: 614-293-7435, E-mail: jane.pierce@osumc.edu

Web homepage: http://www.cancergenetics.med.ohio-state.edu
The Clinical Cancer Genetics Program, Division of Human Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, seeks MD (or equivalent) applicants for a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical cancer genetics. The Ohio State University has taken a lead role in establishing a new area of subspecialty medicine by establishing a postdoctoral fellowship training program in clinical cancer genetics. The primary goal of this program is to train academic human cancer geneticists who are clinical investigators and expert clinicians in this field. Depending on the individual, the program would last from two to four years. The core year would entail formal teaching in human genetics and cancer genetics, rotations through cancer genetics clinics, high-risk organ-specific clinics, and multidisciplinary organ-specific clinics groups; rotations through diagnostic labs; and formal teaching in clinical research and biostatistics. Graduates are expected to participate in ongoing clinical care and research in cancer genetics while launching clinical investigation in novel areas.