New combined Internal Medicine-Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency Program

There is a shortage of physician scientists who are trained to apply genomics to the care of adult patients and are able to implement genomics in the health care system.

To address this need, the Department of Medicine has received approval from the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics to create a 4-year combined residency program leading to dual board-eligibility in both specialties.

The goal of the combined Internal Medicine-Medical Genetics and Genomics (IM-MGG) training program is to achieve competency in both specialties and specific expertise in areas common to both specialties.

Dr. Fuki Hisama, professor (Medical Genetics) and Medical Genetics & Genomics Residency program director, will serve as program director and Dr. Ken Steinberg, professor (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine), vice chair for education and IM residency program director, will serve as associate program director.

“Ken and I are thrilled to welcome current IM R1 Evonne McArthur, MD PhD, as the first resident in the combined IM-MGG residency and plan to partner over the next few years to develop an innovative and sustainable program,” said Hisama. “We thank Dr. Barbara Jung and Dr. Gail Jarvik for their support.”