UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, MEDICAL GENETICS RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM

Interdepartmental Genetics Program and Department of Pediatrics

Degree granted:

MD in Clinical Genetics, PhD in Medical Genetics, Fellowships in Clinical Cytogenetics

Training available:

Current enrollment:

1 MD Postdoctoral

Number of graduates in last 2 years:

None

Faculty status:

6 PhD, 10 MD, 6 MD/PhD

Areas of concentration:

behavioral genetics, biochemical genetics, clinical genetics, cytogenetic technology, cytogenetics, developmental genetics, dysmorphology, epidemiology, gene mapping, molecular genetics, oncological genetics, population genetics, prenatal diagnosis, teratology, neuromuscular genetics

Clinical training fellowships:

clinical cytogenetics, clinical genetics, combined maternal & fetal medicine and medical genetics

ABMG accreditation:

Financial support:

University, department and federal fellowships, graduate assistantships, scholarships, loans, faculty research grants

Application deadline:

None for MD, PhD, or MD/PhD postdoctoral fellowships in medical genetics or graduate program in genetics.

Contact:

Kim Keppler-Noreuil, MD, Program Director, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics-UIHC, 200 Hawkins Dr., Iowa City, IA, 52242, Tel: 319-356-4890, Fax: 319-356-3347, E-mail: kim-keppler@uiowa.edu

Shivanand Patil, PhD, Director, Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, UIHC, 200 Hawkins Dr., Iowa City, IA 52242, Tel: 319-356-3879, E-mail: shivanand-patil@uiowa.edu

Lisa Neff-Letts, Program Coordinator, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA, 52242, Tel: (319) 348-6138, Fax: (319) 356-3347, E-mail: lisa-neff-letts@uiowa.edu

The training program is located in the Department of Pediatrics within the College of Medicine in collaboration with the Interdepartmental Program in Genetics, which is a Ph.D.-granting program including emphasis in human genetics.

Participating faculty members hold appointments in the Departments of Biochemistry, Biology, Medicine, Obstetrics, Pathology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry.  A variety of courses are available leading to Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. degrees with particular emphasis in clinical genetics, biochemical genetics, molecular genetics, cytogenetics, psychiatric genetics, and prenatal diagnosis.