APHMG News

Association of Biochemistry Educators Virtual Summit

Kathryn Garber — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:50:13 GMT

ABE is hosting a virtual summit on April 30. For more information and the agenda, see their website: https://www.abiochemed.org/event-6370271

Call for Applications: APHMG First-Time Attendee Award

Karen Gottlieb — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:53:20 GMT

The Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics (APHMG) is pleased to announce a First-Time Attendee Award to support participation in the upcoming APHMG Annual Meeting.

APHMG is committed to fostering a vibrant and inclusive community of genetics and genomics educators. We recognize that funding constraints can limit attendance, particularly for individuals new to our organization. This award is designed to encourage new engagement and support emerging leaders in human and medical genetics education.

Award Includes:

Complimentary meeting registration

Three nights of hotel accommodation (Value approximately $900–$1,000)

Eligibility:

First-time attendee of the APHMG Annual Meeting (preference will be given to junior faculty)

Committed to attending the full meeting

Application Requirements:
Please submit a brief statement (maximum 250 words) describing:

Why you wish to attend the APHMG Annual Meeting

How attending will benefit your professional development and your commitment to genetics education

Please include your current role, institutional affiliation and contact information

Selection Process:
Applications will be reviewed and voted on by the APHMG Membership Committee based on:

Demonstrated interest in genetics/genomics education

Potential for engagement with and contribution to the APHMG community

Institutional and professional diversity

In the event of multiple highly qualified applicants, a lottery system may be used.

Please email your statement to: myla.ashfaq@uth.tmc.edu by Monday March 2^nd. You will be notified of the decision by Monday March 9^th.

We strongly encourage new program directors, course directors, junior faculty, and emerging leaders in genetics education to apply.

Ross University SOM in Barbados - Visiting Professor opportunity

Karen Gottlieb — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:01:42 GMT

Ross University School of Medicine in Barbados will most likely need visiting professor(s) in medical genetics for undergraduate medical students (within the first four semesters) for the spring semester of 2026 (mid January to end of April).

If you are interested, please contact Dr. Niels Larsen (nlarsen@Rossu.edu) with a short write up on why you would be a good person to cover this need, and some estimation of which week(s) during the period you would be able to cover.

New CEO of ABMGG

Kathryn Garber — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:24:40 GMT

APHMG is happy to share the news that Dr. Azra Ligon, PhD, FACMG has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the ABMGG, effective January 1, 2025.

Here is the official announcement.

New APHMG Email Address

Karen Gottlieb — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:42:01 GMT

In order to better reflect our organization and ensure delivery of important email information, APHMG has updated our main our email address to manager@aphmg.org. Please be sure to updated your address book and remove the old info@aphmg.org email.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Link to Adult Cardiovascular Genetics Certificate Program

Kathryn Garber — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:22:34 GMT

Dear APHMG Colleagues,

Those of you who attended the recent Course Director’s SIG meeting at the 2023 APHMG annual conference heard about UT Houston’s Adult Cardiovascular Genetics Certificate Program from Dr. Siddharth Prakash. If you are interested in learning more, Dr. Prakash has kindly shared a link to the program. This link will also eventually be posted in the Genetics Education Resource Exchange (GERE).

Please go to:

https://go.uth.edu/CVGenomicsCert

Join us for the 2023 ASPBP Annual Conference

Karen Gottlieb — Tue, 09 May 2023 13:47:48 GMT

Join us for the 2023 ASPBP Annual Conference!
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - Thursday, October 5, 2023

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Dear Colleagues,

The Association of STEMM Pathway and Bridge Programs (ASPBP) would like to invite you to the 2023 Annual Virtual Conference, to be held October 4-5, 2023. The ASPBP conference provides opportunities to connect with and learn from others who share the same passion for justice, equity, diversity and inclusion essential for STEMM disciplines. The annual ASPBP conference will provide you with new approaches, ideas and resources across the pathway programs ecosystem, from K-12 programs to Post-Bacc and Master's degree programs. Our theme is "Pathways and Bridges: Opportunity. Connection. Equity. Success."

More information on sessions, speakers, and details on how to register will be coming soon. Keep an eye on your inbox!

For additional information or any questions you may have, please feel free to contact us at support@aspbp.org.

Thank you,
ASPBP

https://julnet.swoogo.com/ASPBP23

For Students: Genetics Special Interest Group Symposium

Kathryn Garber — Mon, 08 May 2023 13:50:35 GMT

Please help spread the word about a medical student-initiated genetics symposium in the Southeast.

In addition to promoting genetics as a discipline, the organizers also hope to connect genetics special interest groups between schools.

Practice Resource on Elective Genetic Testing from NSGC

Kathryn Garber — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:15:07 GMT

Millions of people have gotten direct to consumer genetic testing, and many of them have questions for their healthcare providers about the results. These questions can be challenging for many to answer, especially given the constantly changing testing landscape. The National Society of Genetic Counselors recently put out a Practice Resource on Elective Genetic Testing, which they define as is testing that is performed in the absence of a medical indication. Among other topics, this resource covers the likelihood of detecting various results, how to evaluate a lab or test, reporting details, and pros and cons of this testing.

Open source preclinical textbook

Kathryn Garber — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:27:42 GMT

Looking for an open-source textbook that is presented at the undergraduate medical student level? APHMG member Renee LeClair has written one that might be a good option for you. Her book Cell Biology, Genetics, and Biochemistry for Pre-Clinical Students is USMLE-aligned and designed to be paired with clinical correlations in class.

New resource on inclusive language

Kathryn Garber — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:35:44 GMT

Genetics in Medicine has published an important article on the terminology used to indicate human differences, such as those of race, ancestry, gender, sex, and differences in ability. To provide practical hints, the authors quoted work published in Genetics in Medicine and suggested updates to the wording. A link to this paper "Words matter: The language of differences in human genetics" can be found in our DEIJ resources.

APHMG is now an official member of AAMC and CFAS!

Kathryn Garber — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:16:03 GMT

We are pleased to announce that APHMG is now a member organization of the AAMC and the Council of Faculty and Academic Sciences (CFAS). APHMG's representative to CFAS is Tracey Weiler. Thank you to Kathy Hyland, Tracey Weiler, and members of the APHMG council for helping with the application!

Survey of genetics in Canadian undergraduate medical curricula

Karen Gottlieb — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 21:31:44 GMT

In 2015, a curriculum survey led by APHMG members reported the status of genetics curricula in US and Canadian medical schools, including many of our APHMG member institutions. Our Canadian colleagues, including APHMG member Jennifer Fitzpatrick, recently published a detailed analysis of preclinical genetics curricula of Canadian medical schools that explores and compares these curricula at the level of individual syllabi and course objectives. This is an important and timely study that underscores a reality that our Association can positively impact: Genetics remains underrepresented in undergraduate medical curricula. Thanks to all of our colleagues for their dedicated work. Bring your ideas to the 2023 APHMG meeting and let’s work together to improve genetics access and representation in medical schools.

2022 Updated Core Competencies for Undergraduate Medical Education

Karen Gottlieb — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 23:43:17 GMT

We are pleased to let you know that the article 2022 Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics (APHMG) consensus-based update of the core competencies for undergraduate medical education in genetics and genomics, is now available online. This article contains the UPDATED APHMG CORE COMPETENCIES – please refer to them as you review and update your genetics courses/curricula, and share this reference with others!

To help you access this work, Elsevier has created a Share Link – a personalized URL providing 50 days' free access to the article. Anyone clicking on this link before October 20, 2022 will be taken directly to the latest version of the article on ScienceDirect, which you are welcome to read or download. No sign up, registration or fees are required.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36040446/

APHMG Statement on Reproductive Health

Karen Gottlieb — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 15:00:00 GMT

Central to the goal of achieving equity in healthcare is access to both services and information on medical options. With the recent events surrounding Texas law SB8, these foundational principles of equity are threatened for pregnant people considering abortions, with a disproportionate health impact on marginalized people of color, people of limited means, and other vulnerable populations who already are the most burdened. Importantly, these developments may also pave the way for wider restrictions on pregnancy termination and reproductive care throughout the country, making it a critical issue of social justice.

As geneticists, we recognize that reproductive care is healthcare and that pregnant peoples’ rights are human rights. As educators, it is our mission to train the next generation of providers, and these providers must be free to provide patient-centered healthcare of the highest quality that best suits the patient and their needs. Patient-centered care has long been a principle of genetics consultation, and in this climate, it is especially important that our classrooms and clinics serve to inform trainees about the ways in which the timing and approach to genetic services impact the ability of pregnant people to make informed decisions that best align with their personal situations. Notably, the vast majority of our trainees have never lived in an America without the protections of Roe v. Wade, thus it is the responsibility of those of us with perspective on the numerous harms that can result from the erosions of reproductive freedom to initiate these conversations with our trainees.

We have compiled a list of resources that can provide some tools to learn and teach about patient-centered care, intersectionality and its intensification of healthcare disparities, and a role for providers in patient advocacy. We hope these resources will help you get started on this critical call to action. Most importantly, we remain committed to working and learning together, and we welcome your thoughts and additional suggestions.

Yours in Solidarity,

Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD, President
Katherine M. Hyland, PhD, President-Elect
Cynthia M. Powell, MD, Past-President
Steve Moore, PhD, Secretary/Treasurer
Deborah Barbouth, MD, Council Member
Kathryn Garber, PhD, Council Member
Anna C.E. Hurst, MD, MS, Council Member

Resources:

Download the PDF Statement here

2021 Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Week

Karen Gottlieb — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:37:38 GMT

The 2021 Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Week will take place June 7-11. Please share this event information with your non-geneticist clinical colleagues!

Panel Discussion Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing for Healthcare Professionals

June 7, 2021, 11:00 a.m. ET

Members of the Inter-Society Coordinating Committee on Practitioner Education in Genomics, Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing Project Group are hosting a panel discussion on Monday June 7th. Project group members will share tools and resources designed for healthcare professionals who do not have a background in genetics.

To register: https://ttuhscep.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4F0tsxBqT2W5o1fgI6Jh4w

ClinGen Somatic Cancer and VICC Virtual Molecular Tumor Board Case Series

Karen Gottlieb — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:23:17 GMT

ClinGen Somatic Cancer and VICC Virtual Molecular Tumor Board Case Series

March 23 (4^th Tuesday), 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET

All medical and healthcare professionals and researchers interested in understanding cancer genomic testing and somatic and germline variant interpretation methods. This series is presented as a collaboration between ClinGen Somatic and VICC consortia, and ACMG.
[https://www.acmgeducation.net/URL/ClingensomaticMarch23webinar]

LGG Molecular Mentored Case Studies | April 1, 2021 | 11:00 am – 5:30 pm ET*
Molecular Genetics and Genomics Mentored Clinical Cases: An LGG Alternative Certification Pathway Short Course

LGG Cytogenetics Mentored Case Studies| April 7, 2021 | 11:00 am – 5:30 pm ET*

Cytogenetics Genetics and Genomics Mentored Clinical Cases: An LGG Alternative Certification Pathway Short Course

*Bundle and Save - Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Case Studies - Trainees and ABMGG Diplomates Preparing for LGG Certification

UTRIG Medical Student Genomic Instructor Handbook and Toolkit

Karen Gottlieb — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 15:40:51 GMT

The Undergraduate Training in Genomics (UTRIG) Working Group is pleased to announce that the Medical Student Genomic Instructor Handbook and Toolkit is here. This resource provides the materials and guidance needed to implement a flexible, modular, field-tested introductory genomics curriculum designed for integration into medical or other healthcare provider school coursework. As some of you saw when you had the opportunity to review the UTRIG materials at the 2019 APHMG workshop, they are great hands-on active learning modules that incorporate cancer genetics and genomics as their central materials.

In conjunction, the Training Resident in Genomics (TRIG) Working Group has released updated online modules! With COVID-19 necessitating use of more remote learning opportunities, these modules provide an enjoyable educational experience that successfully translates the in-person team-based learning workshop to an interactive virtual environment. They are not only a great learning resource for residents but for any healthcare provider interested in genomic medicine.

All of these materials are free after a brief registration process.

Please visit the UTRIG/TRIG website to download:

UTRIG/TRIG website

TRIG and UTRIG are Working Groups of the Association of Pathology Chairs and made up of experts in medical education, pathology and genomics. To voice the perspective of undergraduate human and medical genetics educators, the APHMG representatives (Shoumita Dasgupta, Hana Anderson) and the ACMG representative (Rizwan Naeem, who is an APHMG member too) have been an active part of this collaborative effort by providing input based on their experience as undergraduate medical genetics educators.

Development was possible through an R25 grant from the National Cancer Institute.

Call for Proposals: DEADLINE OCT 31, 2020

Karen Gottlieb — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 18:34:17 GMT

APHMG members are encouraged to submit proposals for the upcoming 2021 Workshop in Kiawah, SC.

Non-members may submit proposals for consideration.

If your proposal is accepted for session presentation,

you must be an active member of APHMG to accept your session presentation time slot.

Submit Now

Message on Diversity from APHMG Council

Karen Gottlieb — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:51:40 GMT

Dear Colleagues,

I write to you today during a time of unprecedented loss. In the midst of a global pandemic, senseless deaths due to structural racism and police brutality continue. Our collective grief rages as our core values of equity and inclusion are challenged by events we see play out far too frequently, especially in the Black community, and most recently involving George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery.

As our nation struggles to find our way out of darkness and towards a more just society, we scientists, clinicians, and educators seek ways to turn anguish into action. We must unite to condemn racism, but that response alone is inadequate. We must also empower our community to acknowledge privilege for those who benefit from it and to help disseminate tools to dismantle structural racism. Some of that will come in the form of the educational programs we lead. Geneticists are in the unique position of being able to underscore our common humanity with evidence from our collective genomic history. It is up to us to create inclusive training environments where these topics are explored and used to shine a light on systems of care in our country.

APHMG is in the midst of establishing a series of new committees in our organization, and we will be seeking volunteers soon to help us do the important work of outreach and engagement with genetics educators and trainees of color. In the meantime, we ask you all to carefully consider how your classrooms and clinics can promote the ideals of inclusion in order to work towards eliminating healthcare disparities. We are providing some Diversity Resources to help you get started on this critical call to action.

Most importantly, we remain committed to healing and learning together, and we welcome your thoughts and additional suggestions.

Yours in Solidarity,

Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD, President

Katherine M. Hyland, PhD, President-Elect

Cynthia M. Powell, MD, Past-President

Steve Moore, PhD, Secretary/Treasurer

Kathryn Garber, PhD, Council Member

Anna C.E. Hurst, MD, MS, Council Member

Hope Northrup, PhD, Council Member

Welcome to the new APHMG website!

Karen Gottlieb — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 18:00:00 GMT

APHMG is pleased to announce the launch of our new and improved website! We have even updated our logo to better reflect who we are.

The new website is hosted within our membership system, so everything APHMG will be easily accessible, including:

ability to update your own member profile
searchable member directory
printable APHMG membership card
improved access to member resources - no additional login required!
instant online membership renewal, payment and activation
ability to subscribe to our RSS feed for news updates
APHMG mobile app - register for events, update your profile, search the directory, and more - all from your mobile device. Download the Wild Apricot app in the Google Play or App Store.
interactive member map - view locations of members worldwide!
Easier connectivity through social media - Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn