Education/Conferences

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

No. Topic
1 Dysmorphology
2 Review of Mendelian Principles
3 Genetic Counseling and Pedigree Construction
4 Chromosomal basis of genetic disorders 1
5 Chromosomal basis of genetic disorders 2
6 Basics of Molecular Laboratory Testing
7 Non-mendelian Inheritance
8 Population Genetics 1
9 Population Genetics 2
10 History of Human Genetics
11 Metabolic Genetics 1
12 Metabolic Genetics 2
13 Human Genome
14 Hemoglobinopathies
15 CFTR-related disorders and newborn screening
16 Lysosomal Storage Disorders
17 Immunological disorders
18 Prenatal Genetics - Teratogens
19 Craniofacial Disorders
20 Prenatal Genetics - screening and diagnosis
21 Cancer Genetics 1
22 Cancer Genetics 2
23 Molecular Cytogenetic Technologies
24 Genetic Eye Diseases in Children
25 Disorders of the skin, including phakomatoses
26 Neuromuscular Disorders
27 Connective Tissue Disorders
28 Normal and delayed development
29 Genetics of Endocrine Disorders
30 Connective Tissue Disorders
31 PKU
32 Bardet-Biedl Syndrome and related disorders