| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI / CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, KANSAS CITY, MO. | |
| Section of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine | |
| Degree granted: | None |
| Training available: | M.D. Postdoctoral, Ph.D. Postdoctoral |
| Current enrollment: | None |
| Number of graduates in last 2 years: | 1 M.D. Postdoctoral |
| Faculty status: | 4 M.S., 1 M.S.W., 1 M.S.N., 3 Ph.D., 2 M.D., 1 M.D./Ph.D. |
| Areas of concentration: | biochemical genetics, clinical genetics, cytogenetics, dysmorphology, genetic counseling, molecular genetics, prenatal diagnosis |
| Clinical training fellowships: | clinical molecular genetics, clinical cytogenetics |
| ABMG accreditation: |
clinical cytogenetics clinical biochemical genetics clinical molecular genetics |
| Financial support: | None |
| Application deadline: | None |
| Contact: | Merlin G. Butler, M.D., Ph.D., Section Chief of Medical Genetics, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, University of Missouri / Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO., 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO, 64108, Tel: 816-234-3290, Fax: 816-346-1378, E-mail: mgbutler@cmh.edu |
| Web homepage: | http://www.childrens-mercy.org |
| The Section of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics provides clinical and research training in several areas in medical genetics. The Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics serve a population of over three million that includes the Kansas City area, western Missouri and eastern Kansas. Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics is a tertiary care pediatric facility which supplies immediate clinical and laboratory genetic services for families and providers in the area. It is affiliated with the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine. The general, outreach, and specialty genetic clinics and genetic laboratory services are supported and directed by board-certified geneticists. The laboratory services include comprehensive molecular genetics, cytogenetics, and biochemical genetics. Broad-based clinical and research opportunities exist for postdoctoral fellows training in medical genetics. A wide range of specialty clinics exist for trainees to gain experience including general genetics, regional outreach, metabolic, Down syndrome, prenatal, craniofacial, hemophilia, cystic fibrosis and hemoglobinopathies. Our medical genetic training program provides a unique interdisciplinary approach to comprehensive clinical and laboratory training in several areas of medical genetics for qualified applicants. Postdoctoral fellowships are available for 2 to 3 years including clinical training, didactic and research experience. | |