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
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2026 - 2027
Instruction Method
In-Person
Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:30pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Other Year
Resources
Prerequisite
415.613.92 and 415.615.92
Enrollment Restriction
This course is not restricted.
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
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 50% Midterm
- 50% Final Exam
Final grade applies to all terms
Jointly Offered With