Medical Student Education

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

First Year

Medical Biochemistry Course:

• Protein and amino acid metabolism
• Hyperammonemia and Urea cycle defects
• Defects in amino acid metabolism (PKU, MSUD, etc.)
• Purine and Pyrimidine metabolism
• Treatment of inborn errors of metabolism

Medical Genetics Course:

• Co-course Director
• Population Genetics
• Inborn errors of metabolism
• Assessing Genetic risk/pedigree analysis
• Genetic screening
• Genetic Counseling
• Ethical issues in Genetics

Medical Embryology Course

• Course Director
• Lecturer

Third Year

Pediatrics Rotations

• Issues in Clinical Genetics - Cases
• Genetics Clinic Outpatient Rotations
• Floor Attending in General Pediatrics
• Clinical Genetics Consultations

Fourth Year

Elective in Clinical Genetics

• Outpatient Genetics Clinics
• Inpatient Genetics Consultations