Oregon Health & Science University OHSU Health Program

Program Identity & Fit

OHSU's Medical Genetics Residency is a two-year clinical and research training program embedded within a department that spans basic science, translational, and clinical genetics faculty across cancer genetics, biochemical genetics, cytogenetics, and gene/cell therapy. Training covers prenatal, pediatric, and adult populations across outpatient clinics and inpatient consult services, preparing residents for American Board of Medical Genetics certification, with departmental infrastructure (weekly Genome Sciences seminar, grand rounds, journal clubs) that integrates trainees into an active research culture. The department supports combined pathways (MFM/genetics, and a newly established pediatrics/genetics track) and maintains a large postdoctoral research contingent, signaling that academic and laboratory-based career trajectories are woven into the program's identity rather than being peripheral. This is an academic, university-based program whose faculty maintain independent research labs (cancer biology, gene therapy vectors, biochemical/metabolic disease), suggesting it favors residents who can engage meaningfully with translational genetics research alongside clinical care.