The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Student Interest Group Program is designed to help medical, graduate, and genetic counseling students expand their knowledge and interest in the field of medical genetics. Membership in the ACMG Student Interest Group Program provides groups access to unique educational resources, opportunities for networking, and information about careers in medical genetics.
What is an ACMG Student Interest Group (SIG)?
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) Student Interest Group Program is designed to help medical, graduate, and genetic counseling students expand their knowledge and interest in the field of medical genetics. Involvement in the ACMG SIG Program provides groups access to unique educational resources, opportunities for networking, and information about careers in medical genetics.
Why should my institution start an ACMG Student Interest Group (SIG)?
- Join a growing network of SIGs and medical genetics professionals to help promote awareness of the field of medical genetics and genomics.
- Receive recognition from a national organization (ACMG) that may help secure group status and activity funding from your institution.
- Access to speaker resources.
- Free access to student-level genetics and career pathway education.
- Receive a free ACMG Student membership, which provides additional ACMG Members Only resources, including online access to Genetics in Medicine, salary and benefits data, and ACMG communications on innovation and issues in the medical genetics and genomics field.
How can I establish an ACMG SIG at my institution?
- Identify an SIG Advisor (must be an employee of your institution).
- Identify group leaders (group officers) and select a group contact person.
- Complete the ACMG Student Interest Group Program Application
- Use the ACMG SIG Handbook and Faculty Guidelines to organize your group’s operations.
- Start planning events and networking with SIGs nationwide.
Student Interest Groups
Augusta University
Gabby Smith — President — [email protected]
Andrew K. Sobering, PhD — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
Baylor College of Medicine
Elyssa Smith — President — [email protected]
Keren Machol, MD — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
Boston University School of Medicine
Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
Florida International University
Tracey Weiler, PhD, MS — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Helio F. Pedro, MD, FACMG — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
Johns Hopkins University
Contact information not currently listed.
Louisiana State University
Andrew Hollenbach — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
Mass General Brigham University of Health Professions
Ann Seman, MS — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Hope Northrup, MD, FACMG — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
Meharry Medical College
Eboni Woolcock — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Contact information not currently listed.
New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Andria Besser — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
Pennsylvania State University
Patricia L. Gordon, MD, FACMG — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
Rutgers Health Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Contact information not currently listed.
St. George’s University
Mary C. Maj, PhD — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Joan E. Pellegrino, MD, FACMG — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Eshaan Deshmukh, MS — President — [email protected]
Lindsey Alico, MS — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ali S. Al-Beshri, MBBS, FACMG — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
Nathaniel H. Robin, MD, FACMG — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
University of California San Francisco
Joseph T. Shieh, MD, PhD, FACMG — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
Katherine Hyland, PhD — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Contact information not currently listed.
University of Iowa
John A. Bernat, MD, PhD, FACMG — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
University of Miami
Erin Kaufman — President — [email protected]
Deborah S. Barbouth, MD, FACMG — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
University of Mississippi
Laura Godfrey Hendon — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Robert G. Best, PhD, MS, FACMG — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Houriya Ayoubieh, MD, FACMG — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Contact information not currently listed.
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Gerald Feldman, MD, PhD, FACMG — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
Bianca Jiddou — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
Patrick Atisha — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]
Jason Laufman, MD, MGC, FACMG — Faculty Advisor — [email protected]