Report of the Medical Genetics Training Program

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Report of the Medical Genetics Training Program

• Vazken Der Kaloustian
• Department of Human Genetics
• McGill University
• 7 June 2006

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Training Programs

• Royal College and
• Collège des médecins du Québec
• - Medical Genetics
• CCMG (Canadian College of Medical Geneticists)
• - Biochemical genetics
• - Clinical genetics
• - Cytogenetics
• - Molecular genetics

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Medical Genetics Training Program

• Structure
• Activities
• Trainees

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Medical Genetics Training Program

• Structure
• Activities
• Trainees

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Training Program Committee

• Nicholas Ah Mew - Chief resident
• Eva Andermann
• Philippe Campeau - Assistant Chief resident
• Vazken Der Kaloustian
• Alessandra Duncan
• William Foulkes
• Francis Glorieux
• Serge Melançon
• David Rosenblatt
• Laura Russell
• Patrick Scott
• Marc Tischkowitz
• Pediatrics program director
• Internal medicine program director
• Obstetrics program director

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CCMG Clinical and Biochemical Genetics
Subcommittee

• Serge Melançon - chair
• Laura Russell
• William Foulkes
• Vazken Der Kaloustian

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CCMG Cytogenetics Subcommittee

• Alessandra Duncan - chair
• Laura Russell
• Patrick Scott

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CCMG Molecular Genetics Subcommittee

• Patrick Scott chair
• Alessandra Duncan
• Vazken Der Kaloustian

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Approval of programs

• Royal College
• Site visit on April 6 and 7, 2006 and
  recommendation for full approval

• CCMG
• Site visit on October 6 and 7, 2005, and full
  approval until 2009 for
• Biochemical Genetics
• Clinical Genetics
• Cytogenetics
• Molecular Genetics

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Medical Genetics Training Program

• Structure
• Activities
• Trainees

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Academic Half Day

• 800-900 - Prenatal diagnosis twice a
  month
• 900-1000 Journal club twice a month
• 900-1000 Research seminar once a month
• 900-1000 Case presentations once a month
• 1015-1115 FLASS (Friday Lecture And Seminar
  Series) - weekly
• 1115-1200 Diagnostic case presentation and
  discussion
• After 1200 - Bedside teaching whenever
  possible
• (Telehealth connections with Laval University)

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Residents Initiatives

• Genetics Neurology joint seminars
• Website for activities, lecture handouts, links
  and other items

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Academic Half Day

• Sessions Coordinators
• - Prenatal Diagnosis - Lola Cartier
• - Journal Club - Nathalie Bolduc
• - Research Seminar - Jacquetta Trasler
• - Case Presentations - Fran Langton
• - FLASS - Vazken Der Kaloustian
• - Diagnostic Case Presentations - Nicholas Ah
  Mew

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Sham exams and research

• Practice OSCEs (Objective Structured Clinical
  Exams)
• In collaboration with CHEO (Ottawa), twice a
  year. McGill coordinator Laura Russell
• Practice written exams
• In collaboration with CHEO, twice a year
• McGill coordinator Marc Tischkowitz
• Residents research
• Director Patrick Scott

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Medical Genetics Training Program

• Structure
• Activities
• Trainees

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Royal College Trainees(2005-2006)

• Year I (Sébastien Lévesque) - Still in Laval
• Year 2 Maha Al-Awadi - Oman
• Khalid Al-Thihli - Oman
• Mouna Ben Amor
• Year 3 Philippe Campeau
• Year 4 Nicholas Ah Mew
• Year 5 Teresa Rudkin - Changed program Fatma
  Bastaki - UAE
• (succeeded in the Royal College exams of 2006)

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CaRMS (Canadian Residency Matching System)

• 2004 No direct match - Transfer from
  Sherbrooke University in 2d year (Mouna
• Ben Amor)
• 2005 No direct match - Will have transfer form
  Laval University in 3rd year (Sébastien
• Lévesque)
• 2006 Direct match Daniela DAgostino

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Royal College trainees(2006-2007)

• Year 1 Daniela DAgostino
• Ahmad Al Fares - Saudi Arabia
• Year 2 (Sébastien Lévesque) - Still in Laval
• Year 3 Maha Al-Awadi - Oman
• Khalid Al-Thihli - Oman
• Mouna Ben Amor
• Year 4 Philippe Campeau - Chief resident
• Year 5 Nicholas Ah Mew

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CCMG trainees in Clinical Genetics(2006-2007)

• Year 1 Rawda Sunbul - Saudi Arabia

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CCMG Trainees in Cytogenetics(2005-2006)

• Year 6 - Mary Ann Thomas - Calgary
• Extramural - Josée Lavoie (4 months) - Montreal

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CCMG Trainees in Molecular Genetics(2005-2006)

• CCMG program - Li Fan - Ste Justine Hospital

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Temporary trainees(2005-2006)

• Pediatric residents
• Medical students

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Temporary trainees(2006-2007)

• Nory Dávalos - Director of the Institute of
  Medical Genetics, Guadalajara, Mexico.
• Will spend two months (July and August, 2006)
  in Molecular Genetics at MCH, working on
  molecular methods for the diagnosis of
  genodermatoses. Will also attend as an observer
  the academic and clinical activities in the
  Division of Medical Genetics at MCH and other
  McGill institutions.

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Problems

• Lack of funds for Ph.D. candidates for CCMG
  program
• Need for renovation of the residents room at MCH