Indiana University School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

Indiana University's Medical and Molecular Genetics program is an academic, university-based training pathway offering both a standalone two-year Clinical Genetics Residency and a combined four-year Pediatrics-Medical Genetics Residency, embedded within a large department that also runs PhD and genetic counseling graduate programs. Trainees rotate through pediatric and adult genetics, cytogenetics/molecular genetics laboratories, biochemical genetics, prenatal and cancer genetics clinics, reflecting a full-spectrum diagnostic and multidisciplinary clinical model rather than a narrow subspecialty focus. Dedicated research elective blocks in years three and four, plus access to department-wide resources such as the Center for Medical Genomics, Bioinformatics Core, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, and Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, signal that scholarly output is built into training and expected of graduates pursuing academic or research-integrated genetics careers. The combined pathway's longitudinal continuity clinics (general pediatrics transitioning to genetics/metabolism) suggest the program values residents comfortable holding primary-care-style continuity alongside deep subspecialty diagnostic work.