Brooke Delehoy

Clinical Pediatric Genetics provides students with an introduction to the basic vocabulary, case scenarios, and genetic counseling issues encountered in a pediatric genetics session. Emphasis is on understanding the previous medical records, symptoms, and physical signs needed to construct the targeted questioning and differential diagnosis. Course structure includes readings, lecture, and group discussion.

Clinical Pediatric Genetics provides students with an in-depth introduction to a pediatric genetics counseling session, including diagnostic processes and assessment and exposure to natural history of common and complex genetic conditions through course-long case scenario examples. Client and family factors are incorporated into such cases, allowing for the student to assume responsibility for their assigned client and experience the life of a pediatric genetics case from beginning to end. Course structure includes lecture, group discussion, and case presentation.