Description : The Harvard Medical School Molecular Genetic Pathology Training Program represents a collaboration of the major Harvard teaching hospitals. The overall goals of this one-year accredited training program are:
Provide extensive training in broad areas of molecular diagnostics and molecular genetics including inherited genetic disorders, disorders of human development, infectious disease, neoplasia, and identity testing.
Provide training in the performance and interpretation of molecular, cytogenetic and biochemical laboratory tests.
Provide training as a medical consultant in Molecular Genetic Pathology to assist clinicians in the diagnosis and care of patients.
Provide training and direct exposure to laboratory management, quality-assurance, troubleshooting of molecular tests, assay development and evaluation, and instrument evaluation.
Provide training and direct exposure to clinical genetic practice through active participation in genetics clinics with the aim of better understanding the clinical implications of genetic testing.
Ensure that the fellows achieve the following:
Acquire a sound knowledge base of the basic science of molecular biology and molecular genetics.
Learn to integrate molecular and clinical data and calculate genetic risk.
Develop research skills and participate in a research project.
Demonstrate good communications skills with laboratory and clinical physicians, patients, technologists, and ancillary staff.
Demonstrate sensitivity to ethical issues in genetics, particularly those raised by molecular diagnostic testing.
To achieve this end, the trainees rotate through 10 active molecular diagnostic laboratories at four Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals, including the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Children's Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital and participate in the respective pathology departments. Fellows also actively participate in genetics clinics at these institutions and the Dana-Farber Cancer Center. The fellowship is integrated with the HMS Genetics Training Program and shares a year-long didactic program.
Core Faculty:
There are over 40 faculty members. Representative faculty include: Brigham and Women’s Hospital – Janina Longtine, MD (Program Director), Frederick Bieber, PhD, Frank Kuo, MD, PhD, Jeffery Kutok, MD, PhD, Azra Ligon, PhD, Neal Lindeman, MD, Shuji Ogino, MD, PhD, Andrew Onderdonk, PhD; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center German Pihan, MD, James Kirby MD, PhD; Sibel Kantarci, PhD; Children’s Hospital – Bai-lin Wu, PhD, David Miller, MD, PhD; Yiping Shen, PhD; Dana Farber Cancer Institute – Judy Garber, MD, Sapna Syngal MD, MPH; Massachusetts General Hospital –, A. John Iafrate, MD, PhD, Katherine Sims, MD, Winnie Xin, PhD.
Requirements: Board-eligible or certified in Pathology or Medical Genetics. Applicants must be eligible for
a Massachusetts medical license
Stipends: Commensurate with level of post-graduate training.
Address inquires to:
Janina A Longtine, MD
Co-Director, Center for Advanced Molecular Diagnostics
Director, Molecular Diagnostics
Program Director, HMS Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship
Department of Pathology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
75 Francis Street- Shapiro 5020
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: 857-307-1539
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