| MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA CAMPUS OF VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY | |
| Department of Human Genetics | |
| Degree granted: | M.S. in Genetic Counseling and Human Genetics, Ph.D. in Human Genetics, M.D./Ph.D. in Human Genetics, M.S./Ph.D. in Genetic Counseling/Human Genetics, Certificate in Human Genetics |
| Training available: | Masters, Doctoral, M.D. Postdoctoral, Ph.D. Postdoctoral |
| Current enrollment: | 13 Masters, 19 Doctoral, 1 Ph.D. Postdoctoral, 2 M.D./Ph.D., 4 Certificate |
| Number of graduates in last 2 years: | 12 Masters, 5 Doctoral, 1 M.D. Postdoctoral, 2 Ph.D. Postdoctoral |
| Faculty status: | 4 M.S., 2 M.P.H., 21 Ph.D., 6 M.D., 2 M.D./Ph.D., 1 M.B.A. |
| Areas of concentration: | behavioral genetics, biochemical genetics, clinical genetics, cytogenetics, developmental genetics, dysmorphology, epidemiology, gene mapping, genetic counseling, molecular genetics, oncological genetics, population genetics, prenatal diagnosis, teratology, Psychiatric genetics, cancer genetics |
| Clinical training fellowships: | clinical genetics, genetic counseling, clinical molecular genetics, Ph.D. medical genetics, clinical cytogenetics, clinical biochemical genetics |
| ABMG accreditation: |
clinical cytogenetics clinical molecular genetics |
| ACGME accreditation: | Clinical genetics |
| ABGC accreditation: |
Full status |
| Financial support: | Departmental funds, individual fellowships, individual faculty research grants. Hospital funds support Medical Genetics residents. |
| Application deadline: | Ph.D.: January 7; Genetic Counseling: February 1 |
| Contact: |
Linda Corey, Ph.D., Director of Graduate Program, Medical College of Virginia Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Human Genetics, P.O.Box 980033, Richmond, VA, 23298-0033, Tel: Phone: (804) 828-9632, Fax: Fax: (804) 828-3760, E-mail: corey@vcu.edu Rachel Gannaway, M.S., Director of Genetic Counseling Program, Medical College of Virginia Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Human Genetics, P.O. Box 980033, Richmond, VA, 23298-0033, Tel: Phone: (804) 828-9632, Fax: Fax: (804) 828-3760, E-mail: rgannaway@mcvh-vcu.edu |
| Web homepage: | http://www.gen.vcu.edu/ |
| This training program is centered in an autonomous Department of Human genetics within the School of Medicine of a major urban university. Participating faculty members hold joint appointments in the Departments of Biochemistry, Biology, Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Pathology, Psychiatry, and Microbiology. The Department offers a full range of didactic courses and seminars leading to the Ph.D. and masters degrees in human genetics and a masters degree in genetic counseling. In addition, the Department offers a joint degree program with a masters degree in genetic counseling and Ph.D. in human genetics. It also provides pre- and postdoctoral research and training opportunities in a wide variety of genetic disciplines. The program allows graduate trainees to obtain a meaningful exposure to clinical genetics on hospital rounds and in department-sponsored genetic counseling, prenatal testing and specialty clinics, while M.D. postdoctoral fellows have many opportunities to interact with Ph.D. geneticists in formal courses and research projects. Existing population-based registries on twins, birth defects, and hereditary deafness are unique resources for ongoing research projects. | |