Resident Education

The Division of Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism has a major role in the education of Residents at UT Southwestern.  Some of our activities are listed below.

Medical Genetics

The Department of Pediatrics through the Division of Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism is the sponsoring clinical Department for our ACGME certified training program in Medical Genetics.  Medical Genetics is a specialty of its own, rather than being a subspecialty of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine or Obstetrics/Gynecology.  The training program encompasses many clinical Departments at UT Southwestern including Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology (prenatal diagnosis), Neurology and Pathology (Clinical Molecular Genetics, Cytogenetics and Biochemical Genetics) among others.

Given its Interdepartmental nature, the Residency is managed through the McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, the Genetics Center of UT Southwestern.  A full description of the Program is contained in the McDermott Center web site.

Pediatrics

The Division provides didactic teaching for the Pediatric Residents including but not limited to:

• Clinical Dysmorphology
• Cause and evaluation of birth defects
• Common chromosome anomalies
• Newborn screening
• Acute metabolic disorders
• Genetic Storage disorders

We provide direct teaching for the residents in the regular departmental clinical conferences as well as part of our inpatient consultation service. 

Finally, there is a Clinical Genetics elective available for second and third year Pediatric Residents.  The residents see outpatients in our clinics and inpatients for consultation services under the supervision of one of the members of the Division faculty.  We encourage the residents to participate in clinical research projects if they are interested.

Other Specialties

Trainees in other departments also spend time in our clinics.  Residents in Neurology, Pathology, and other specialties may receive some of their training through our Division.