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Dr. Susan Persky is an associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… obesity risk can significantly reduce the extent to which medical students stereotype and avoid eye contact with a … simulations, obesity, genomic information, medical decision-making … Susan Persky, virtual reality, immersive virtual …
For Patients and Families
A list of resources and information on financial aid for medical treatment.
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… institutions and is not authorized to provide routine medical assistance or treatment funds. These are some … that may help in finding information on financial aid for medical treatment. … Visit these websites frequently for new … only and are not intended as a substitute for professional medical care, advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This material …
Event
The Ethical Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program is hosting a webinar to gather specific feedback on four potential goals for the field of ELSI research over the next decade.
… on July 9th, 2019 focused on two challenges related to decision-making about genomic data and how genomics influences our … … Webinar … ELSI Strategic Planning Webinar: Genomic Decision-Making: Power and Identity … NHGRI's ELSI Research …
Research Training
An opportunity for medical school graduates to complete a combined, five-year residency program in pediatrics and medical genetics.
… The Combined Pediatrics and Medical Genetics Residency Program is a remarkable opportunity for medical school graduates to complete a combined, five-year residency program in pediatrics and medical genetics. … The Combined Pediatrics and Medical …
Research Training
Three-year residency program in medical genetics that trains physicians to diagnose, manage and counsel patients with genetic disorders.
… Institute (NHGRI) offers a three-year residency program in medical genetics that trains physicians to diagnose, manage and counsel patients with genetic disorders. … The Medical Genetics Residency Program exposes students to rare … genetic disorders that might not be seen in a more typical medical genetics program; emphasizes clinical research, one …
News Release
Artificial intelligence tools help scientists decode genomic disorders and communicate genomic risks
NHGRI researchers are increasingly using artificial intelligence tools to answer compelling questions in genomics, such as predicting rare genetic disorders and their severity, and to understand how genomic information influences decision-making.
… and to understand how genomic information influences decision-making.  View video on YouTube … Machine learning and other … NHGRI clinical director and senior clinician in the NHGRI Medical Genetics Branch, wants to know if we can find a way …
Research at NHGRI
The Medical Genetics Branch studies inherited disorders of metabolism and of human development.
… The Medical Genetics Branch (MGB) seeks to identify and … pathophysiology and human development. In addition to making extensive and selective use of genomic data, MGB … the Branch. … Overview … Branch Staff … Featured Content … Medical Genetics Branch … The Medical Genetics Branch studies …
Research Training
This program offers training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and medical genetics.
… The Metropolitan D.C. Medical Genetics Program also offers new subspecialty … the Washington Hospital Center Maternal-Fetal Medicine-Medical Genetics Fellowship Program. … The combined programs … focus on maternal-fetal medicine and two years of focus on medical genetics. As part of the maternal fetal medicine …
News Release
Researchers recommend more rigorous clinical study of dietary management practices for patients with IEMs, which may result in reformulating some medical foods.
… Steven Benowitz … Many "medical foods" are designed to help manage patients with rare … which may in turn result in the need to reformulate some medical foods. In two studies appearing online August 13, … issue of Genetics in Medicine , the researchers note that medical foods, including those given to patients with …
News Release
UDN members have published a how-to guide for diagnosing medical mysteries for medical centers nationwide outline the framework for how this can be successful.
… working towards creating a model system for diagnosing medical mysteries. The network's goals? Accelerate the … brought insights how to best diagnose hard to define medical cases. This type of work requires doctors to gather … members have now published a how-to guide for diagnosing medical mysteries for medical centers nationwide outline the …