Genetics: Educational Information There are two sources of information to help you clarify your educational direction: Careers Brochure The Careers Brochure outlines the training required for different career tracks within the genetics field, and presents profiles of scientists whose varied occupations are all based on the science of genetics. Guide to North American Graduate and Postgraduate Training Programs In Human Genetics The Training Programs Guide has been compiled to serve as a reference source for undergraduate students, graduate students, and house officers who are considering careers in human genetics. The Guide focuses only on programs that offer graduate and postgraduate training specifically designed to prepare individuals for careers in human genetics. The Guide will be updated semiannually beginning September 2000. Medical School Curriculum in Genetics A report developed by the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) to provide guidance to deans and curriculum committees regarding knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to medical genetics that are likely to be needed by all current medical students during their careers as physicians. Education and Medical School Genetics Web Sites The following is a list of educational resources and genetics programs at the various medical schools in the U.S. Vermont Human Genetics Initiative, Articles on Primary Care Genetics “New” Genetic Testing: Who, What, When, Where, How, Why and Why Not The Clinic Washington State Department of Health Genetics and Your Practice Univ South Dakota School of Medicine Clinical Genetics: A Self-Study Guide for Health Care Providers Tulane University Genetic Course Yale University School of Medicine, First Year Medical School Course Baylor College of Medicine Molecular and Human Genetics Department University of Michigan Medical School Course Information, Practice Quizzes, etc. Vanderbilt University Medical School Links to Teaching Resources Louisiana State University Course material, assignments and answers, case studies, etc. University of California, San Diego Syllabus, lecture outline, and links University of Rochester Brochures, newsletters, fact sheets: hemoglobinopathies, CF, genetic susceptibility to cancer University of Washington, Seattle Course outlines/syllabus/problem sets/old exams Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of the University of Medicine and Dentistry, NJ Course outline /syllabus Greenwood Genetics Center, Graduate courses in human medical genetics University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Introduction to Medical Genetics (CSBL 2061), self-paced tutorial utilizing the World Wide Web Name: csbl, Password: Mendel (case sensitive) National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics http://www.nchpeg.org/

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