PED 7060

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Course Details

Course: PED 7060 - Genetics & Metabolics Clinical Rotation

Description: Medical Genetics involves any application of genetics to medical practice. It includes the studies of the inheritance of diseases in families, analyses of the molecular mechanisms through which genes cause disease, and the diagnosis and treatment of genetic disease. Medical genetics also includes genetic counseling, in which information regarding risks, prognoses, and treatments is communicated to patients, their families, and their primary care providers. As a result of seeing new and established patients in our Pediatric Medical Genetics Clinics, the medical student will develop an approach to establishing diagnoses in those families with a syndrome, both clinically and at the molecular level. The medical student will understand the basics of genetic counseling and provision of anticipatory guidance and management of common genetic conditions. The medical student will appreciate the collaboration required between the primary care provider and pediatric medical genetics subspecialist in providing optimal care to families with genetic disorders.

Course Goals

Learning Objectives (see as many patients as possible in time available):
•Understand basic genetic principles
•Obtain pedigree information from consultand
•Interpret inheritance patterns from pedigree information
•Identify key components of a genetics evaluation
•Distinguish autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive, X-linked dominant, mitochondrial, and multifactorial inheritance patterns
•Determine distinction between inborn errors of metabolism and syndromal etiologies of developmental delay
•Demonstrate understanding of indications for genomic testing
•Demonstrate understanding of indications for biochemical testing
•Interpret test results and understand implication of informing interview
•Demonstrate proficiency in accessing the genome browser
•Demonstrate ability to utilize databases to identify Mendelian disorders from cytogenomic SNP microarray results with genomic imbalances and/or segments of homozygosity
•Recognize value of collaboration between primary care providers, medical geneticists, genetic counselors, nurse practitioners, and dieticians in providing care to families with genetic conditions
•Navigate ethical issues related to genetic issues
Learning guide to the 6 competencies for genetics trainees as outlined by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG) http://abmgg.org/pages/program_learning.shtml

Department: Pediatrics

Credit Range: 2 - 4

Permission Required: No

School Years: MSIIIMSIV

Course Classifications: ELECTIVECLINIC

Coordinator(s): Passow,Tiffany DC | tiffany.passow@hsc.utah.edu

Directors(s): Viskochil,David (DD) | dave.viskochil@hsc.utah.edu

Possible Grade(s): Fail (F)Pass (P)

Prerequisites: PED 7010 - Pediatrics Clerkship

Add Policy: Course may be added to schedule 30 days before it starts.

Drop Policy: Course may be dropped from schedule 30 days before it starts.

Academic Years

Title	Year	Tags	#Sec
PED 7060 - Genetics & Metabolics Clinical Rotation	2025/2026	ELECTIVECLINIC
PED 7060 - Genetics & Metabolics Clinical Rotation	2024/2025	ELECTIVECLINIC	3
PED 7060 - Genetics & Metabolics Clinical Rotation	2023/2024	ELECTIVECLINIC	12
PED 7060 - Genetics & Metabolics Clinical Rotation	2022/2023	ELECTIVECLINIC	11
PED 7060 - Genetics & Metabolics Clinical Rotation	2021/2022	ELECTIVECLINIC	11