415.710.92
Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine: From Diagnosis to Treatment I
- Location:
- NIH - Bethesda, MD
- Term:
- 1st term
- Department:
- Health Behavior and Society
- Credits:
- 2 credits
- Academic Year:
- 2022 - 2023
- Instruction Method:
- TBD
- Class Times:
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- Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:30pm
- Auditors Allowed:
- No
- Undergrads Allowed:
- No
- Grading Restriction:
- Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
- Course Instructor:
-
- Ellen Macnamara
- Contact:
- Suzanne Hart
- Frequency Schedule:
- Every Other Year
- Next Offered:
- 2024 - 2025
- Resources:
- Prerequisite:
415.613.92 and 415.615.92
- Description:
-
Examines advances in the diagnosis of genetic disorders and treatments that result from genomic medicine. Focuses on examples from multiple malformation syndromes, autoinflammatory diseases, deletion/duplication syndromes, and Ras-opathies.
- Learning Objectives:
-
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Contrast features among groups of disorders that lead to diagnosis
- Identify a variety of successful treatments using chemical genomics
- Assess the potential role of genomic sequencing in improvements in both diagnosis and treatment
- Utilize medical history-taking skills toward diagnosis of genetic conditions
- Methods of Assessment:
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 50% Midterm
- 50% Final Exam
- Multiterm:
Final grade applies to all terms
- Instructor Consent:
Consent required for some students
- Consent Note:
Consent required for students other than ScM in Genetic Counseling students.
- For consent, contact: