Education
Stanford Medical Genetics Residency Program
We welcome your interest in the Stanford University Medical Genetics Residency Program. Our program is based in the Department of Pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Clinical training occurs at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and the Stanford Hospital and Clinics. Our program is accredited by the ACGME Residency Review Committee in Medical Genetics and prepares our graduates to sit for the Clinical Genetics Board Examination administered by the American Board of Medical Genetics. Trainees completing our two-year residency program are prepared for diverse careers in clinical and research medical genetics.
For additional information about the Medical Genetics Residency Program please follow this link. We also welcome inquiries by email or telephone at 650-498-4937. An application for our program is available here.
ACGME guidelines require that applicants to medical genetics residency programs have completed at least two years of residency training in another ACGME accredited primary specialty in the United States. Details of these requirements are available here.
Please be aware that to become a Medical Genetics Resident, you have to fulfill requirements for a California Medical License which includes one prior year of primary care residency in the United States.
MS Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling
This program trains students to understand the molecular, clinical and psychological implications of differences in the human genome, and to translate these intricacies to health care professionals, laboratory researchers and patients/families. Graduates of this program will be eligible for board certification by the American Board of Genetic Counseling. Courses include molecular and medical genetics, health psychology, psychoeducational and health communication models, supervised clinical work and a genetic counseling research project.
Medical Genetics Grand Rounds (GENE 284)
Medical Genetics Grand Rounds is held every Friday from September to June from 9am to 10am. The location is room M104 or M114 in the Alway building. See the schedule for information on speakers and topics. For more information contact Andrea Kwan (650-725-6571).
