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ACMG Applauds Investment in Precision/Personalized Medicine

President Obama rolled out a plan on Jan. 30, 2015 to invest $215 million in "precision medicine". ACMG applauds this investment in genomic medicine and we look forward to providing input into the process moving forward as leaders in advancing the field of genetics and genomics into all of healthcare. President Obama said that precision or personalized medicine "gives us one of the greatest opportunities for new medical breakthroughs that we have ever seen." ACMG is already actively developing the standards by which genomic medicine will be practiced including practice guidelines for laboratories and clinicians and is partnered in the Clinical Genomics Resource (ClinGen) Project that is bringing the expertise of those trained in this field to the clinical curation of genomic variation based on data provided by clinical genetics and genomics service providers across the country. Read more about President Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative here.

ACMG thanks its members, Board and staff who work tirelessly on behalf of patients and families every day to make the promise of genomic medicine a reality in improving public health and in preventing and treating genetic diseases.

You can watch the White House video here on the Precision Medicine Initiative - note the actual press conference starts at around the 22:00 minute mark.

There has never been a more exciting time to be involved in genetic medicine and ACMG certainly will continue to play an important role in translating genetic discoveries into better patient care.

ACMG Releases Member Survey Results on Secondary Findings and Reinforces Earlier Recommendations in New Policy Statement on Secondary Findings

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has released two documents "online ahead of print" in its peer-reviewed academic journal, Genetics in Medicine:

1. "American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) Policy Statement: Updated Recommendations Regarding Analysis and Reporting of Secondary Findings in Clinical Genome-Scale Sequencing"

2. "Reporting Genomic Secondary Findings: ACMG Members Weigh In".

Click here to access news release

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2013 ACMG Foundation Annual Day of Caring:

At the 2013 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting in Phoenix,
the ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine
with the help of PerkinElmer, Shire, and members of the
American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
and the ACMG Foundation were able to donate 20
bicycles and helmets to children from the Muscular
Dystrophy Association of Phoenix. To learn more about
this heartwarming event please contact the ACMG
Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine at
ACMGF@acmgfoundation.org.

To view this video in full-screen mode, click on the
"full screen" icon on the video frame or go to the
ACMG Channel on You Tube for this and more
insightful and informative videos.

New ACMG Video Encourages Med Students to
Consider a Residency/Combined Residency in Medical
Genetics

There has never been a more exciting and extraordinary
time to consider a residency and career in medical
genetics. Genetics and genomics are changing how we
practice medicine and will increasingly guide day-to-day
healthcare decisions. This fast-paced and engaging new
video features current and recent medical genetics
residents in interviews, in patient care situations, in group
discussions and team meetings in a variety of settings.

From diagnosis to management and from rare diseases to
the most common conditions, medical genetics is moving
the practice of medicine forward. The future of medicine
lies in a better understanding of the human genome and
how to apply it to every aspect of medical practice - this
new video from the American College of Medical
Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) lets medical students
know the variety of ways that they can play a role in this
fascinating effort.

ACMG Issues New Joint Guidelines for Determining Disease-Causing Potential of DNA Sequence Variations

Expanded Carrier Screening in Reproductive Medicine: New Joint Statement is Released in ACOG's Obstetrics & Gynecology

Complimentary Press Registration is Now Open for the ACMG 2015 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting

ACMG Releases Member Survey Results on Secondary Findings and Reinforces Earlier Recommendations in New Policy Statement on Secondary Findings

The ACMG Foundation Announces Carolyn Mills Lovell Award: First Award Specifically for Genetic Counselors

ACMG To Introduce New, First-of-its-Kind Monthly Live Online Genomics Case Conference Series

Genetics in Medicine Journal Receives Record High Impact Factor of 6.435 for 2013

James Bartley, MD, PhD, FACMG, Evan Jones, MBA, Matthew Rabinowitz, PhD and David A.H. Whiteman, MD Elected to ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine Board of Directors

ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting Named One of the Fastest Growing Meetings in USA

ACMG Updates Recommendation on "Opt Out" for Genome Sequencing Return of Results

2014 ACMG Foundation / Signature Genomic Laboratories, PerkinElmer Inc., Travel Award Winner Announced

Huma Q. Rana, MD, Receives the 2014 Richard King Trainee Award for Best Publication in Genetics in Medicine

Xiangling Wang, MD, PhD of Mayo Clinic is Presented with the Inaugural Pfizer/ACMG Foundation Clinical Genetics Combined Residency for Translational Genomic Scholars Fellowship Award

Paldeep S. Atwal, MD of Stanford University/Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Jamie J. Barea, MD of University of California, San Diego Receive the 2014-2015 Genzyme/ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine Medical Genetics Training Award in Clinical Biochemical Genetics

Prominent Genetics Foundation to Present Adapted Bikes to Nashville-area Children at Heartwarming "Day of Caring" Event to be Held at 10 a.m, Friday, March 28 at the Nashville Music City Center

Pediatric Geneticist David B. Flannery, MD, FACMG, FAAP Joins American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics as Medical Director

Complimentary Press Registration is Now Open for ACMG 2014 Annual Genetics Meeting

ACMG Unveils New Physician Education CME Webinar Series

ACMG is Awarded Five Year, $12.5 Million Dollar Contract Renewal to Continue Important Efforts in Newborn Screening

ACMG Partners with Univ. of North Carolina and Geisinger Health System on Major NIH Grant for Work on Developing the Clinical Genome Resource

Genetics in Medicine Publishes Special Issue Dedicated to Genomics in Electronic Health Records: First Collection of its Kind

ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine Announces Two 2014-2015 ACMG Foundation/Genzyme Biochemical Genetics Fellowships Now Available

ACMG Releases Statement on Access to Reproductive Options After Prenatal Diagnosis

ACMG Applauds Supreme Court Decision on Gene Patents

ACMG Clarifies Statements on Return of Incidental Findings

The U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments Challenging Patents on Breast and Ovarian Cancer Genes: ACMG Is Plaintiff

ACMG Releases Policy Statement on Noninvasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS)

Lindsay C. Burrage, MD, PhD of Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital and Shane C. Quinonez, MD of The University of Michigan Are Presented the 2013-2014 Genzyme/ ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine Medical Genetics Training Award in Clinical Biochemical Genetics

2013 ACMG Foundation / Signature Genomic Laboratories, PerkinElmer Inc., Travel Award Winner Announced

New President-Elect and Directors Elected to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) Board of Directors

Noted Geneticist Dr. Gail E. Herman is Elected President of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)

ACMG Releases Highly-Anticipated Recommendations on Incidental Findings in Clinical Exome and Genome Sequencing

ACMG Announces New Smartphone App To Enhance ACMG Annual Meeting Experience

Genomic Screening for Improved Public Health

Prominent Genetics Foundation to Present Adapted Bikes to Children from Muscular Dystrophy Association at Heartwarming “Day of Caring” Event to be Held at 10 a.m., Friday, March 22 at the Phoenix Convention Center

Special Satellite Meeting And Film Viewing: Emerging from Darkness to Shed Light on Genetics and Cultural Taboos in Native American Populations: A Community Conversation Including the Highly-Acclaimed Film “Sun Kissed”

ACMG Develops New Policy on Risk Categorization for Lab-Developed Tests (LDTs) for Inherited Conditions

LA-Based
Sports Spectacular
Donates $50,000 to the
David L. Rimoin
Memorial Fund

ACMG Releases New
Position Statement on
Public Disclosure of
Clinically Relevant
Genome Variants

Click here to view statement

New Video Encourages
Medical Students to
Consider Medical Genetics

NBSTRN Unveils New
Virtual Repository for
NBS Researchers

ACMG Releases Three New
MOC Modules

ACMG Foundation Announces
Endowment Campaign to
Establish ACMG Foundation
David L. Rimoin Lifetime
Achievement Award in
Medical Genetics

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Releases, go to Newsroom
then News Releases or visit
the ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine website at
www.acmgfoundation.org