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Research Training
An opportunity for recent college graduates to spend a year engaged in biomedical research in NHGRI laboratories.
… to initiate the application process for graduate or medical school. The duration of the program is normally one … to individuals who have been accepted into graduate or medical degree programs and have written permission from … Training Programs, Biomedical Research, Graduate School, Medical School, Research Laboratories … An opportunity for …
News Release
NIH is awarding $5.4 million in first-year funding to establish a new program that supports the integration of genomics into learning health systems. As genomic testing becomes increasingly common, more and more genomic data are available in clinical settings, and learning health systems present an opportunity to translate this evidence quickly and directly into improvements in medical care.
… this evidence quickly and directly into improvements in medical care. We are excited to bring this network together … systems present an excellent opportunity to generate new medical understandings from genomic data, which is critical … systems present an excellent opportunity to generate new medical understandings from genomic data, which is critical …
News Release
eMERGE Network will support multiple clinical sites and a coordinating center with $75 million over five years.
… $75 million in funding over five years for the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Genomic Risk Assessment … populations, or populations who experience poorer medical outcomes. The sites will then conduct and validate … Dan M. Roden, M.D., at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee Elizabeth W. Karlson, …
eMERGE
Important information about RFAs, upcoming dates, frequently asked questions and helpful links.
… secondary findings as described by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)? No, applicants should … section. Can sites focus recruitment on patients with a medical or family history that increases risk for one of the … Center. Additional testing outside this for routine medical care, not covered by the patient’s existing insurance …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… are now available online . … The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) recently published … is essential that it becomes appropriately integrated into medical systems such as EHRs. The ACMG guidance addresses … Education in Genomics (ISCC-PEG), American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG), All of Us … In the July …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Discipline-specific genomic competencies are knowledge and skills that a provider needs in order to perform specific functions in genomic healthcare. Competency-based healthcare education is an outcomes-based approach that uses competencies to organize and structure curricula and continuing education.
… to successfully practice as a genetic counselor. Medical School Education 2022 Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics (APHMG) consensus-based update of the core competencies for undergraduate medical education in genetics and genomics October 2022 The …
Policy Issues
NHGRI has created the IDE Greenhouse as an educational resource to help increase understanding of the regulation in the genomics context.
… ) oversees clinical research involving “investigational” medical devices. FDA considers next-generation sequencing (NGS) and … tests to be in vitro diagnostic devices (IVDs), a type of medical device. As genomic technologies continue to enter the …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
An FAQ designed to help healthcare professionals understand the diverse landscape of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing and the benefits and limitations of these tests.
… by the clinical lab within the context of published medical guidelines and by the healthcare professionals with … adoptee does not meet criteria for clinical screening or medical interventions based on personal health history and is … the caveat that these results should not be used to make medical decisions without confirmatory clinical testing. …
Policy Issues
Most genetic tests today are not regulated, meaning that they go to market without any independent analysis to verify the claims of the seller.
… care insurers like CMS draw on data from the research and medical communities to determine the clinical utility of medical treatments and procedures. Since clinical genomics is … and security of drugs, biological products, and medical devices. The agency considers genetic tests to be a special …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the re-opening of the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, D.C.
… Yu, M.D., Ph.D., Boston Children’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School John Tisdale, M.D., National Heart, Lung, … health equity, with a focus on research methodologies and medical product development processes that facilitate the delivery of drugs, biologics, and devices from the bench to the bedside. Fellows are required …