Description
The Medical Genetics Residency Program in the Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital/St. Louis Children’s Hospital Consortium is an integrated and progressive educational experience that provides the formal instruction and clinical experience necessary to develop an academic career in medical genetics.
Clinical Experience
During the first eighteen months of the residency program, residents will receive a rigorous clinical education in genetics. This experience is divided into eight rotations:
- Genetics Service
- Cancer Experience
- Prenatal Genetics
- Biochemical Laboratory
- Cytogenetics Laboratory
- Molecular Laboratory
- Genome Sequencing Center
- Electives
Residents have the opportunity to attend a variety of Clinics:
- Adult Genetics and Cancer Clinic
- Adult Marfan Clinic
- Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic
- Down Syndrome Clinic
- Metabolism Clinic
- Neurofibromatosis Clinic
- Pediatric Genetics Clinic
- PKU Clinic
- Prenatal Genetics Clinic
Research Experience
During the second eighteen months of the residency program, residents will participate in a basic or clinical research project of their choice. At the beginning of the second year of the residency (six months before the resident begins the research component of the education), residents work with the Program Director and the Director of the Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine to identify a mentor for the research project. The Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine currently has research space within the McDonnell Pediatric Research Building. These laboratories are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for molecular, cellular, and biochemical investigation. Basic physician-scientists and researchers in the Department of Pediatrics have access to confocal, microarray, and mouse genetic cores. Furthermore, clinical research within the Department of Pediatrics is coordinated by the Patient Oriented Research Unit. Clinical studies are supported by an NIH-funded Clinical Research Center and biostatistics and epidemiology resources. During their research experience, genetics residents have the opportunity to work with researchers in any of the basic science or clinical laboratories at the Washington University School of Medicine.
Conferences and Seminars
Genetics Case Conference (Mondays at 12-1:30PM)
Pediatric Case Conference (Tuesdays at 12-12:45PM)
Genetics Seminar Series (Thursdays at 12-1PM)
Pediatric Grand Rounds (Fridays at 9:15-10:15AM)
Genetic Residency Seminar Series (Fridays at 12-1PM)
Medical Genetics Curriculum Summary
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Educational Experience
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Duration
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Genetics Service
(Inpatients on the Genetics Service, consultations and 3-4 half-day clinics per week)
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33 weeks in first year
4 weeks in second year
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Cancer Genetics Experience
(1 half-day outpatient clinic 2-3 times per month during the Genetics Service Rotation)
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33 weeks
4 weeks in second year
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Prenatal Genetics Rotation
(Clinics & conferences)
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4 weeks
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Biochemical Laboratory Rotation
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4 weeks
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Cytogenetics Laboratory Rotation
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4 weeks
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Molecular Laboratory Rotation
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4 weeks
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Genome Sequencing Center Rotation
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4 weeks
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Elective
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4 weeks in first year
12 weeks in second year
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Vacation
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15 days every twelve months
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Sick Leave
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15 days every twelve months
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Research Experience
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18 months (second half of residency)
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Basic Genetics Coursework
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During second year of residency
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As an academically based program, physicians who complete our program are expected to engage in the scholarly pursuit of expanding the knowledge of human genetics. Graduates will be equipped with the essential skills to be leaders in the field of genetics, whether at the bedside, at the bench, or as a clinical researcher. Finally, acquisition of these abilities and skills will provide the basis for board eligibility in Clinical Genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics.
Application Process
Applications for the Medical Genetics Residency Program are accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Selected applicants will be invited to visit St. Louis to meet our faculty and residents and to see St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University.
Only applicants who have previously completed a US ACGME-accredited 3-year primary residency in Pediatrics should apply.
Contact
For more information on the Medical Genetics Residency Program, please contact:
Dr. D. Kathy Grange, MD
Program Director, Medical Genetics Residency Program
or
Lori Baumgartner, Program Coordinator, 314-286-2761 or baumgartner_l@kids.wustl.edu
Campus Box 8116
One Children's Place
St. Louis, MO 63110