Medical Genetics Research

Course No.:  MGEN 701
Duration: 6-12 weeks
Credits:  9-18
Term: Any
Prereq:  None
Contact:  Dr. Susan Olson, 4-5964

Under supervision, students select, design, and carry on clinical and/or laboratory research relevant to patients with genetic disease. Emphasis is on development of basic concepts and skills in clinical and laboratory investigation. Students attend Genetics clinical conferences, Genetic rounds, weekly research conferences, and seminars. Arrangements need to be made 2 months in advance.

Clinical Experience:  Medical Genetics

Course No.:  MGEN 609
Duration:  4 weeks
Credits:  6
Term:  Any
Prereq:  MS3 or above
Contact:  Dr. Jone Sampson, 4-7210

Students will participate in outpatient services for evaluation of patients with birth defects, syndrome identification, hereditary cancer syndromes and other suspected genetic disorders at the CDRC Medical Genetics and Metabolic Clinics, Center for Women’s Health, Cancer Center at the Center for Health and Healing, Perinatal Center, and the Shriner’s Hospital clinics. In addition, students will accompany the on-call geneticists for inpatient consults from the University, Doernbecher, and Veteran’s Hospitals. They will be expected to attend the regularly scheduled Departmental Clinical conference, Seminars, Journal Clubs and Grand Rounds presentations. Optional laboratory activities could include short rotations in the Biochemical, Cytogenetics, and Molecular Diagnostic laboratories to be arranged by the student and director. Arrangements for the rotation should be made 2 months in advance.