May 2005: Last posted update of program information supplied by institution.
If applicable, accreditation has been confirmed as of June 2006.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Division of Clinical Genetics
Degree granted: None
Training available: M.D. Postdoctoral, Ph.D. Postdoctoral
Current enrollment: 2 M.D. Postdoctoral, 1 Ph.D. Postdoctoral
Number of graduates in last 2 years: 1 M.D. Postdoctoral, 1 Ph.D. Postdoctoral
Faculty status: 10 M.S., 1 Ph.D., 4 M.D., 1 M.D./Ph.D.
Areas of concentration: clinical genetics, cytogenetics, dysmorphology, molecular genetics, oncological genetics, prenatal diagnosis, Neurogenetics
Clinical training fellowships: clinical genetics, clinical molecular genetics, clinical cytogenetics
ABMG accreditation: clinical cytogenetics
clinical molecular genetics
ACGME accreditation: Clinical genetics
Financial support: The program has institutional support for one clinical genetics resident per year. Support may also be available for fellowships in laboratory specialties.
Application deadline: none
Contact: Kwame Anyane-Yeboa M.D., Director of Genetics Residency, Columbia University, Pediatrics, BHN 6th Floor / 630 W. 168th St., New York, NY, 10032, Tel: 212-305-6731, Fax: 212-305-9058, E-mail: ka8@columbia.edu

Wendy K. Chung, M.D., Ph.D., Division Molecular Genetics, Columbia University, Ob/Gyn, 1150 St. Nicholas Ave., Rm. 620, New York, NY, 10032, Tel: 212-851-5313, E-mail: wkc15@columbia.edu

Genetics Residency as well as fellowship training in Cytogenetics and Clinical Molecular Genetics is available at Columbia University. Because we are a small program in a large institution, we offer the flexibility to organize individual programs that make use of institutional resources both in terms of clinical material as well as basic research. Potential applicants are encouraged to contact one of the program directors to discuss training options.