First-year salary: $63,400

Benefits include: All costs of health and dental care for resident and beneficiaries. See our benefits section for more information about our benefits.

Vacation each year: 3 weeks

Location: Most rotations are done at University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City. The biochemical rotation is conducted at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Number of faculty who train residents: 6 clinical, 3 lab

For more information, visit our division pages.

University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is the only children’s hospital in Iowa nationally ranked for pediatric care by U.S. News and World Report. Read June 15, 2021 press release.

• Neonatology (#25)
• Orthopedics (#35)
• Diabetes and Endocrinology (#41)
• Nephrology (#42)
• Neurology and Neurosurgery (#50)

The 15th annual Best Children’s Hospitals rankings recognize the top 50 pediatric facilities across the U.S. in 10 pediatric specialties: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, neonatology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology. 

UI Stead Family Children's Hospital and the UI Stead Family Department of Pediatrics are recognized nationally for a number of achievements.

Pediatric researchers at the University of Iowa have a long history of breakthrough discoveries in both the clinical and laboratory setting. Meet members of our research team:

• Faculty Research Profiles
• Researchers in the News

This 2-year Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency Program is comprised of 18 months of broad-based general clinical genetics training and 6 months of clinical or laboratory-based research activity, as mandated by the Residency Review Committee for Medical Genetics (RRC). The residents will also attend a continuity genetics clinic once per week during the 6 months of research.

The clinical genetics component of the program will consist of rotations in a variety of general and subspecialty genetics outpatient clinics, inpatient consultation service and in each of the appropriate genetic testing laboratories. While the program will include enough flexibility to accommodate individual interests, a typical residency will be weighted toward general clinical genetics and research. All residents must keep a detailed patient log that includes all the information required by the ABMGG in their application for certification in Clinical Genetics. This logbook will be reviewed with the Program Director at regular intervals to ensure that the resident gains depth and breadth of experience in all areas of clinical genetics, including adult and cancer genetics. Based upon review of the primary diagnoses seen in prior years in our program, the resident will be able to meet and exceed the ABMGG required number of cases for the primary genetic competencies. There will be an option for a 3rd year that can be spent primarily in clinical or laboratory-based research activity.

Sample schedule

*Can request for vacation.

**This is a 7-day course that rotates to different locations each year.

UI Stead Family Children's Hospital/UI Hospitals & Clinics Neuromuscular Clinic

The multi-disciplinary Neuromuscular Clinic is held on Tuesdays in the Pediatric Specialty Clinic at UIHC. This clinic is staffed by Katherine Mathews, MD, and Christina Trout, RN, MSN. A physical therapist also attends the clinic. Dr. Mathews is the director of the Division of Neurology in the Department of Pediatrics, and completed a genetics fellowship following her child neurology training. Ms. Trout has a Master’s degree in nursing, with special expertise in genetics and genetic counseling. Approximately 8-10 patients are seen in an average half-day clinic. Patients are a mixture of new and returns, and approximately 1/3 of the patients are adults. The majority of the patients have some form of muscular dystrophy, inherited neuropathy or myopathy, ataxia, or other disorder of the neuromuscular system.

Duration: One month rotation 

UI Hospitals & Clinics Craniofacial Clinic - Elective 

The Craniofacial Clinic is a multidisciplinary clinic with Pediatric Genetics, Pediatric Otolaryngology, and Pediatric Neurosurgery to provide diagnostic evaluations, ongoing care and genetic counseling for pediatric patients with craniofacial disorders, including cleft lip and cleft palate, craniosynostosis syndromes.

Duration: One month rotation 

UI Hospitals & Clinics Hereditary Hearing Loss Clinic - Elective 

The Hereditary Hearing Loss Clinic is coordinated through the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. This clinic provides diagnostic evaluations, ongoing care and genetic counseling for pediatric patients with hereditary deafness, including autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive nonsyndromic types of deafness, as well as various syndromic forms of deafness. Dr. Richard Smith began this clinic because of his clinical and research interest in hereditary deafness. The clinic is a national referral center for hereditary deafness, with referrals coming from both local and distant states. 

Duration: Two-month rotations; Mondays only 

UI Hospitals & Clinics Retina Clinic/Inherited Eye Disease Clinic - Elective 

The retina clinic is a full day clinic that meets each Tuesday in the Department of Ophthalmology. This clinic is staffed by Edwin Stone, MD, PhD. There are an average of 30 patients scheduled for clinic. The typical types of disorders seen in this clinic include: inherited eye diseases, diabetes mellitus, age related macular degeneration, as well as various infections/inflammatory retinal disorders. The retina clinic is an integral component of the Center for Macular Degeneration that also encompasses treatment/medical and surgical therapy, low vision rehabilitation and counseling, molecular and cellular biology and numerous research initiatives.

Duration: One-month rotation

Pediatric Fellows Core Curriculum 

This is a weekly meeting offered to all pediatric subspecialty fellows and residents. By participating in this activity, the participant should be able learn skills regarding fellowship survival, teaching, reflective practices, leadership, as well as critical literature review and responsible conduct in research.

Genetics Journal Club

This is a weekly meeting. By participating in this activity, the participant should be able to identify new diagnostic methodologies and strategies in clinical genetics. The participant should have an awareness of the way in which the application of these to our patient population can be facilitated. 

Clinical and Molecular Genetics Case Review Conference

This is a weekly meeting. By participating in this activity, the participant should be able to describe and review roundtable discussion of the current inpatient / outpatient cases in the areas of cancer, connective tissue, general genetics and metabolic genetics, as well as reviewing current cytogenetic cases. 

Resident Lecture Series

Sample Medical Genetics & Genomics Residency Lecture Series

The Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency Program takes place in an extremely strong research environment. The University of Iowa is a leader in medical genetics research with strong programs including ophthalmologic genetics, genetics of hearing loss, genetics of craniofacial development, genetics of connective tissue disorders and the genetics of complex diseases, Genomics and Bioinformatics. 

The faculty of the Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, as well as faculty from other Pediatric Divisions and Departments with expertise in genetics, are experienced educators and committed to providing a high quality, well-rounded educational experience for the medical genetics resident(s). Access to numerous patients requiring genetic services through the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics General Genetics Clinics, Tuberous Sclerosis Clinics, the Genetics Outreach Program, Metabolic Genetics Clinics, Connective Tissue Disorders Clinics, Neurofibromatosis Clinics, Cancer Clinics, Neuromuscular Disease Clinics, Craniofacial Clinics, Ophthalmologic Genetics Clinic, and an active inpatient consultation service all housed at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, is one of the major strengths of the program.

Our clinical laboratory includes the Shivanand R. Patil Cytogenetics & Molecular Laboratory. Clinical cytogenetics and clinical molecular genetics through the UIHC is another major strength of our training program. It is recognized as a top clinical laboratory in the country.

Research opportunities offered by the program are also outstanding, and are available in laboratory facilities including the Eckstein Medical Research Building (EMRB) and Medical Education Research Facility (MERF). Laboratory research is extremely well funded within the Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, and the College of Medicine as a whole, with major sources of funding including The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). The Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency Program takes place in an extremely strong research environment. The University of Iowa is a leader in medical genetics research with strong programs including ophthalmologic genetics, genetics of hearing loss, genetics of craniofacial development, genetics of connective tissue disorders, and genetics of complex diseases, Genomics, and Bioinformatics. Clinical research opportunities also include, but would not be limited to, resources such as the IRCID, and other listed registries.

All of these resources at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics will provide an excellent training environment for the resident in our Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency Program.