Pediatric Neurogenomics Fellowship

Academics

Fellows will be expected to attend regularly scheduled (weekly, monthly) educational conferences which may include:

1. Journal club
2. Neurogenetics case conference
3. Variant interpretation conference
4. Faculty provided lectures

Topics to include

1. Genetics testing processes, decision making
2. “Common” rare diseases
3. Difficult conversations (communicating poor or uncertain prognosis)
4. Clinical trial process/overview
5. ASO therapeutics and gene therapy
6. Enzyme replacement and small molecule therapies
7. Ethics in genomic medicine
8. Physician well-being

Independent learning expectations

Fellows will be expected to develop proficiency in use of neurogenetics educational resources (OMIM, GeneReviews, ClinVar, clinicaltrials.gov). Fellows will also be           expected to engage in independent literature review and lifelong learning activities      to support evolving practice in neurogenetics.

Research and scholarly experiences

Fellows will receive protected time for scholarly activity with the goal of at least one publication, related to Angelman Syndrome, prior to or shortly after graduation from the program. Fellows would have 20% of time protected to complete their scholarly projects. Fellows are expected to attend FAST or ASF conference and one other conference (Mitochondrial Medicine Conference, Pediatric Academic Society, Child Neurology Society, American Academy of  Neurology, AES, or other related conference) each year, preferably presenting at one.  The hospital provides robust support for fellows’ research, including statistics training and support, REDCap for data collection, and editing services and writing workshops through the CMH Medical Writing Center.

The Children’s Mercy Research Institute (CMRI)
The CMRI opened in 2021 and is a great resource for residents and faculty at Children’s Mercy who are interested in getting involved in research opportunities.