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Department of
Genetics

Yale University
School of Medicine
333 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT
06510 USA

Medical Genetics Training Programs

Clinical genetics training at Yale

The Department of Genetics sponsors an ACGME accredited Medical Genetics & Genetics Residency program leading to certification by the American Board of Medical Genetics. Admission to the Genetics residency is directly through the department. The goals of the Medical Genetics Training Program are to prepare medical geneticists for leadership in the field of clinical genetics, laboratory based research, and/or clinical research relating to genetics. Our program offers broadly based training encompassing all service areas in medical genetics, supplemented by numerous opportunities for research. All clinical training requirements are completed during a two-year residency in the Department of Genetics.

Biochemical Genetics fellowship at Yale

The Department of Genetics offers training leading to board eligibility in the American Board of Medical Genetics specialty, Clinical Biochemical Genetics. While research activities constitute an important part of this training, the program goal is to prepare qualified candidates directorship of clinical laboratories. The broad goals of the program are to teach trainees about: biochemical pathways that affect human health, types of alterations in biochemical pathways that lead to disease, diagnostic strategies for identifying biochemical disorders, types of samples that can be used for biochemical analyses, limitations of biochemical testing and quality control and government regulation in clinical biochemical laboratories.

Clinical Cytogenetics fellowship at Yale

The Department of Genetics offers training leading to board eligibility in the American Board of Medical Genetics specialty, Clinical Cytogenetics. While research activities constitute an important part of this training, the program goal is to prepare qualified candidates for the directorship of a clinical laboratory. The general requirements for the cytogenetic fellows are: to understand the chromosome’s structure and function; to recognize the clinical impacts of chromosomal abnormalities and genomic disorders; to perform microscopic G-band/FISH analysis for detecting different types of chromosomal abnormalities and microarray analysis for detecting genomic disorders; and to become familiar with ISCN nomenclature, quality control procedures and government regulations in Clinical Cytogenetics.

Clinical Molecular Genetics fellowship at Yale

The Department of Genetics offers training leading to board eligibility in the American Board of Medical Genetics specialty, Clinical Molecular Genetics. While research activities constitute an important part of this training, the program goal is to prepare qualified candidates directorship of clinical laboratories. The broad goals of the program are to teach trainees about gene structure, types of mutations found in human genes, diagnostic strategies for detecting different types of mutations, types of samples that can be used for DNA-based and RNA-based studies, limitations of molecular diagnostics and quality control and government regulation in DNA Diagnostics Laboratories.

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