Clinical Medical Genetics

Catalog description

During your rotation, you will see patients both in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Our patients range in age from infants to adults. We see a wide variety of patients, including those with developmental delays, dysmorphic features, metabolic disorders, and known genetic conditions. You will learn to perform a dysmorphology examination. Additionally, you will learn to obtain a complete 3-4 generation pedigree and analyze it for genetic risk assessment. We will discuss a variety of genetic testing modalities and when each should be ordered. It is my hope that by the end of your rotation with genetics, you will have a better understanding of which patients should be referred to genetics.