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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.

ACMG Student Interest Group Handbook
Apply to Be an ACMG Student Member
Find a Geneticist in Your Area

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.
  • Options for free ACMG Students which provide 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 a employee of your institution)
  • Identify group leaders (group officers) and select a group contact person
  • Complete the ACMG Student Interest Group Program Application
  • Submit the completed application to: American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) Membership Services by mail, fax or email:
    7101 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1101 Bethesda, MD 20814
    Fax: 301-718-9604
    Email: membership@acmg.net
  • Have your group members apply for individual Student membership to receive additional ACMG benefits
  • 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

Interest Groups

ACMG Student Interest Group - Baylor College of Medicine

Daniel Christopher Brock President
daniel.brock@bcm.edu
Chaya N. Murali, MD, FACMG Faculty Advisor
murali@bcm.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - Baylor College of Medicine

ACMG Student Interest Group - Baylor College of Medicine

David Lee Curtis President
David.Curtis@bcm.edu
Chaya N. Murali, MD, FACMG Faculty Advisor
murali@bcm.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - Baylor College of Medicine

ACMG Student Interest Group - Boston Univ School of Medicine

Natalie Jones President
natjones@bu.edu
Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD Faculty Advisor
dasgupta@bu.edu
Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD Faculty Advisor
dasgupta@bu.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - Boston Univ School of Medicine

ACMG Student Interest Group - Cincinnati College of Medicine

Terri Wallace Faculty Advisor
terri.wallace@cchmc.org
Amelle O. Shillington, DO, FACMG Faculty Advisor
amelle.shillington@cchmc.org
Elizabeth K. Baker, MD, FACMG Faculty Advisor
elizabeth.baker@atriumhealth.org
ACMG Student Interest Group - Cincinnati College of Medicine

ACMG Student Interest Group - Florida International Univ.

Tracey Weiler, PhD, MS Faculty Advisor
tweiler@fiu.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - Florida International Univ.

ACMG Student Interest Group - Johns Hopkins University

Joann Bodurtha, MD, MPH, FACMG Faculty Advisor
jbodurt1@jh.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - Johns Hopkins University

ACMG Student Interest Group - McGovern Medical School (UT)

Hope Northrup, MD, FACMG Faculty Advisor
hope.northrup@uth.tmc.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - McGovern Medical School (UT)

ACMG Student Interest Group - MSU College of Human Medicine

Georgina Brown-Steplitus President
browng36@msu.edu
Helga V. Toriello, PhD, FACMG Faculty Advisor
toriello@msu.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - MSU College of Human Medicine

ACMG Student Interest Group - Penn State University

Patricia L. Gordon, MD, FACMG Faculty Advisor
pgordon@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - Penn State University

ACMG Student Interest Group - St. Georges University

Mary C. Maj, PhD Faculty Advisor
mmaj@sgu.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - St. Georges University

ACMG Student Interest Group - SUNY Upstate Medical Univ.

Kathleen Renna President
rennak@upstate.edu
Joan E. Pellegrino, MD, FACMG Faculty Advisor
pellegrj@upstate.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - SUNY Upstate Medical Univ.

ACMG Student Interest Group - UCSF

Mitchel Cole President
Mitchel.Cole@ucsf.edu
Joseph T. Shieh, MD, PhD, FACMG Faculty Advisor
shiehj2@humgen.ucsf.edu
Katherine Hyland, PhD Faculty Advisor
katherine.hyland@ucsf.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - UCSF

ACMG Student Interest Group - Univ. of Alabama Birmingham

Jacob Greenway President
jwgreenw@uab.edu
Ali S. Al-Beshri, MBBS, FACMG Faculty Advisor
ali.albeshri@gmail.com
Nathaniel H. Robin, MD, FACMG Faculty Advisor
nrobin@uabmc.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - Univ. of Alabama Birmingham

ACMG Student Interest Group - University of Iowa

David Chang President
dachang@uiowa.edu
John A. Bernat, MD, PhD, FACMG Faculty Advisor
john-bernat@uiowa.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - University of Iowa

ACMG Student Interest Group - University of Iowa

Grace Haugstad President
ghaugstad@uiowa.edu
John A. Bernat, MD, PhD, FACMG Faculty Advisor
john-bernat@uiowa.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - University of Iowa

ACMG Student Interest Group - University of Iowa

Lauren Fergus President
lauren-fergus@uiowa.edu
John A. Bernat, MD, PhD, FACMG Faculty Advisor
john-bernat@uiowa.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - University of Iowa

ACMG Student Interest Group - USC Greenville

Olivia Larner President
olarner@email.sc.edu
Robert G. Best, PhD, MS, FACMG Faculty Advisor
Bestr3@labcorp.com
ACMG Student Interest Group - USC Greenville

ACMG Student Interest Group - USF College of Medicine

Judith D. Ranells, MD, FACMG Faculty Advisor
juranell@usf.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - USF College of Medicine

ACMG Student Interest Group - Washington Univ. St. Louis SOM

Katherine King Faculty Advisor
abell_k@wustl.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group - Washington Univ. St. Louis SOM

ACMG Student Interest Group - Wayne State Univ. Med School

Paige Awtrey President
paigejawtrey@wayne.edu
Gerald Feldman, MD, PhD, FACMG Faculty Advisor
gfeldman@med.wayne.edu
Bianca Jiddou Faculty Advisor
bjiddou@med.wayne.edu
Patrick Atisha Faculty Advisor
patisha@med.wayne.edu
Jason Laufman, MD, MGC, FACMG Faculty Advisor
laufman.1@gmail.com
ACMG Student Interest Group - Wayne State Univ. Med School

ACMG Student Interest Group- Meharry Medical College

Priya S. Yelemali, MS President
pyelemali24@mmc.edu
Eboni Woolcock Faculty Advisor
ACMG Student Interest Group- Meharry Medical College

ACMG Student Interest Group- University of Mississippi

Hannah O'Bryan President
hobryan@umc.edu
Laura Godfrey Hendon Faculty Advisor
lhendon@umc.edu
ACMG Student Interest Group- University of Mississippi

ACMG Student Interest Group-Hackensack Meridian School of Me

Katherine Theresa Leopold President
katherine.leopold@hmhn.org
Helio F. Pedro, MD, FACMG Faculty Advisor
Helio.Pedro@outlook.com
ACMG Student Interest Group-Hackensack Meridian School of Me