July 2005: Last posted update of program information supplied by institution.
If applicable, accreditation has been confirmed as of May 2006.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
Residency and Postdoctoral Training Programs in Medical Genetics
Degree granted: None
Training available: M.D. Postdoctoral, Ph.D. Postdoctoral
Current enrollment: 2 M.D. Postdoctoral, 2 Ph.D. Postdoctoral, 1 M.D./Ph.D. Postdoctoral
Number of graduates in last 2 years: 2 M.D. Postdoctoral, 3 Ph.D. Postdoctoral, 1 M.D./Ph.D. Postdoctoral
Faculty status: 10 M.S., 10 Ph.D., 7 M.D., 3 M.D./Ph.D.
Areas of concentration: biochemical genetics, clinical genetics, cytogenetics, dysmorphology, genetic counseling, molecular genetics, oncological genetics, prenatal diagnosis, teratology, Ethical legal and social issues
Clinical training fellowships: clinical genetics, clinical molecular genetics, clinical cytogenetics, clinical biochemical genetics
ABMG accreditation: clinical cytogenetics
clinical biochemical genetics
clinical molecular genetics
molecular genetic pathology
ACGME accreditation: Clinical genetics
Financial support: Some institutional support is available.
Application deadline: January 1
Contact: Arthur S. Aylsworth, M.D., Director, Postdoctoral Medical Genetics Training Programs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Pediatrics and Genetics, CB 7487 - UNC Campus, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7487, Tel: 919-966-4202, Fax: 919-966-3025, E-mail: asayls@med.unc.edu

Cynthia M. Powell, M.D., Director, Medical Genetics Residency, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Pediatrics and Genetics, CB 7487 - UNC Campus, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7487, Tel: 919-966-4202, Fax: 919-966-3025, E-mail: powellcm@med.unc.edu

Web homepage: http://www.med.unc.edu; medical genetics training program pages are under construction
Postdoctoral/residency training programs in medical genetics are provided by collaboration among individuals from numerous academic units including the departments of Genetics, Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Pediatrics; also the School of Nursing, the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, the Cancer Center, and the Carolina Center for Genome Sciences. Additional frequent contacts are with faculty in the dept. of Anatomy & Cell Biology, the School of Public Health, the Craniofacial Center, the Gene Therapy Center, and the Center for Maternal and Infant Health. The University of North Carolina Hospitals, with a statewide referral base, provide a rich source for clinical experience in all subspecialty areas. Our medical genetics clinics and laboratories have been a focus for statewide referrals since 1970.

For information about the Molecular Genetic Pathology Training Program, contact Dr. Margaret Gulley, CB 7525 - UNC Campus, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7525; phone 919-843-4595; email - margaret_gulley@med.unc.edu