{"id":21836,"date":"2019-07-23T13:09:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T17:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/education\/?page_id=21836"},"modified":"2024-09-04T14:39:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T18:39:55","slug":"curriculum-and-educational-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/education\/fellowships\/genetics\/curriculum-and-educational-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum and Educational Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"

The program consists of 18 months of broad-based, clinically-oriented medical genetics rotations including Pediatric General Genetics and Metabolism Clinics<\/a>, the Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism Division Consult Service, Adult Cancer<\/a> and Adult Genetics Clinics<\/a>, and the Reproductive Genetics Services<\/a> clinics. Included also are laboratory rotations in the UNC Hospitals Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory, the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory and the Duke Biochemical Genetics and Metabolism Laboratory. Six months of elective time are available for research, manuscript preparation, or rotation on another service to obtain more in-depth training or experience in a particular organ system or subspecialty area of medicine.\u00a0 An individualized curriculum with rotations emphasizing the interests and backgrounds of trainees while still meeting all requirements is a unique aspect of our Program. Residents have the ability to participate in genetics sub-specialty clinics including the Prader-Willi syndrome clinic, Angelman syndrome and 15q clinics, vascular anomalies clinics and neurogenetics clinics. Residents also have the opportunity to participate in clinical trials visits and research related to the Muenzer MPS Center.<\/p>\n

In addition to the aforementioned activities, the Medical Genetics Residency Program requires residents to complete the following courses:<\/p>\n