| NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NIH | |
| Metropolitan Washington DC Medical Genetics Residency/Fellowship Program | |
| Degree granted: | None |
| Training available: | M.D. Postdoctoral, Ph.D. Postdoctoral |
| Current enrollment: | 15 M.D. Postdoctoral, 6 Ph.D. Postdoctoral |
| Number of graduates in last 2 years: | 9 M.D. Postdoctoral, 5 Ph.D. Postdoctoral, 2 M.D./Ph.D. Postdoctoral |
| Faculty status: | 9 M.S., 5 M.S.N., 14 Ph.D., 28 M.D., 7 M.D./Ph.D. |
| Areas of concentration: | biochemical genetics, clinical genetics, cytogenetics, developmental genetics, dysmorphology, epidemiology, gene mapping, genetic counseling, molecular genetics, oncological genetics, population genetics, prenatal diagnosis, Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Genetics |
| 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: | Federal Clinical Loan Repayment Program for ACGME clinical trainees; Intramural Research Training Award |
| Application deadline: | April 30; flexible. |
| Contact: |
Dr Max Muenke, Program Director; Chief, Medical Genetics Branch, NHGRI-NIH, Medical Genetics Branch, Building 35, Room 1B-203; 35 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892, Tel: 301-402-8167, Fax: 301-496-7184, E-mail: mmuenke@nhgri.nih.gov Elizabeth Garabedian, RN, MSLS, Program Coordinator, National Human Genome Research Institute, Nih, Building 10, Room 3C-710; 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892, Tel: 301-435-2443, Fax: 301-435-3495, E-mail: eg22e@nih.gov |
| Web homepage: | http://www.genome.gov/10000212 |
| Three-year clinical residency and two-year laboratory fellowship programs are offered. Residency provides broad range of opportunities in common and rare disorders, and a research year. Fellowship training obtains competence in both research and diagnostics. | |