2024 Next Generation Fellowship and Training Applications
The ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine’s (ACMGF) Next Generation Fellowship and Training Program is now accepting applications for Clinical Biochemical Genetics (Laboratory Fellowship), Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG Fellowship) and Ophthalmic Genetics Subspecialty. Click here to apply. The application cycle for Clinical Genetics and Medical Biochemical Genetics fellowships ended on June 16, 2023. For a detailed timeline for all Next Generation Fellowship awards click here.
Based on feedback from last year, the ACMG Foundation will not require applying institutions to name a trainee as part of their application.
If you have any questions about this program, please contact Foundation staff at acmgf@acmgfoundation.org.
Next Generation Fellowship & Residency Training Awards Program
The number of medical genetics experts needed to diagnose and treat patients with genetic disorders has fallen chronically short of demand for decades. Consequently, attracting talented medical professionals to the genetics and genomics workforce remains a core objective of ACMGF. To this end, the Foundation has developed the Next Generation Fellowship and Residency Training program with several different specialty tracks. These awards will
- Advance education, research and standards of practice in medical genetics.
- Develop and expand clinical and laboratory expertise in medical genetics in the United States.
- Initiate and develop a broad-based infrastructure for industry funding of high-quality projects in the field of medical genetics.
ACMGF has updated our Next Generation Fellowship & Residency Training Award program. Simplified award names, a streamlined application process, and new webpages related to this core program are all part of this effort.
As donors are secured and as funds permit, awards will be made available to fund the Next Generation Fellowship and Residency Training awards listed below:
- Clinical Genetics Residency
- Medical Biochemical Genetics Subspecialty (Residency)
- Clinical Biochemical Genetics (Laboratory Fellowship)
- Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG Fellowship)
- Ophthalmic Genetics Subspecialty
Read more about our Residency and Fellowship Programs.
A Call to Trainees
Submit your research to Genetics in Medicine!
The Annual Richard King Trainee Award for Best Publication
In order to encourage medical genetics and genetic counseling trainees in their professional development,
Genetics in Medicine and the ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine offer an annual award recognizing the most outstanding research publication by an American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG)- or Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC)-accredited program trainee or international equivalent. The award consists of a $1,000 cash prize to the recipient as well as support towards the cost of travel, hotel and registration OR registration costs for virtual attendance for the ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting that year
1. Eligible individuals are ABMGG-, ACGC-accredited program trainees or international equivalent, or trainees in their first year post-training (for genetic counselors, first year post-master’s degree), who have been first author or corresponding author on a paper published the preceding calendar year in
Genetics in Medicine.
Eligible trainees should identify themselves upon submission of manuscripts to
Genetics in Medicine. Original research, brief reports and educational reports are eligible categories, but other categories, such as review articles, are not. The editorial board of
Genetics in Medicine will determine the winning trainee and presentation of the award will be made each year at the ACMG Annual Meeting.
For inquiries contact Jan Higgins PhD, Executive Managing Editor of
Genetics in Medicine at
gim@acmg.net
The ACMGF works cross-functionally across departments to offer a series of specialty awards to honor and
promote excellence of our members and individuals toward their dedication of their existing work on behalf
of others, teaching, mentoring research and writing.