Skip to content
Current, Basic and Advanced Information about genetics DNA structure
The George Washington University Medical Center

Educational Information on Genetics
for Health Care Providers, Medical Students and Researchers

Case Studies for Medical Students
  Designed to enable Medical Students at the Uniformed Services University and others an education experience in Medical Genetics using Case Studies
Blazing a Genetic Trail
  a report from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute - is a collection of illustrated presentations explaining basic genetics.
Ethical, Legal, and Social Aspects of Medical Care
  the ethics course syllabus (9 lectures) from USUHS School of Medicine is available on-line.
Other educational genetics web pages can be found in the Education section of the resource links page. Useful references such as glossaries of genetics terms are in the Reference Information section. A list of recommended texts can be found on the Bibliography page.
APGO 2001 Meeting
 
  • Tools for Teaching Genetics (download Microsoft Word Document)
  • Tools for Teaching Genetics (view or download PowerPoint slides)
Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (AAMC) Meeting - March 2001
 
Genetics Information Presentations
  The following presentations on specific areas of genetics can be downloaded and viewed with PPT '97 or can be viewed directly in a frame-based format where each slide is an image file. Click on the titles to download the .ppt file or click on the web presentation index link to view the outline of slides or start to begin the presentation as a set of frames directly. Depending on the size of your browser window, you may need to adjust the size of the frames in the web presentation (by dragging the bars separating the frames) or resize your browser window.
  Presentation Title
(links download ppt)
Length
Web Frames Version
Autosomal Dominant and Recessive Inheritance 55 slides index or start
Congenital Malformation - Scope of the problem 24 slides index or start
Genetics for the Internist 40 slides index or start
Basics of Genetic Assessment and Counseling 48 slides index or start
Genetics for the Orthopedist 42 slides index or start