Year Four Courses

Four Week Electives for Third and/or Fourth Year Medical Students

PED 726 - Clinical Genetics

 

Credits: 5

 

Program Directors:

  • Dr. Roger Ladda

 

Administrative Coordinator:

Ms. Joan Wengert (jwengert@hmc.psu.edu)

 

Contact Information:

rladda@hmc.psu.edu
531-8414

 

Prerequisites:

Third year core clerkships

 

Maximum Number of Students:

1

 

When Offered:

All Rotations

 

Length Of Course:

1 month

 

Date/Time/Location:

8:30 a.m.; Room C7864

 

Description:

Student is exposed to the broad knowledge base in human and medical genetics; skills are developed in the diagnosis of a wide range of genetic disorders, in the ability to record and interpret individual and family histories, in the integration of clinical and genetic information to provide genetic risk assessments and appropriate genetic counseling.

 

Additional Information:

REPORT TO:       

Joan Wengert; phone no.:  531-8414