UAB Genetic Counseling students complete 5 clinical rotations and one laboratory rotation. Rotations occur during the summer after the first year and during the second year of the program.
NOTE: We anticipate that new rotation sites will be added on an ongoing basis. This website is updated once annually.
For questions about our current rotation sites, please
Clinical Training Sites
Most students will complete a semester (2 rotations) at UAB and a semester (2 rotations) at a clinical partner site. When rotating offsite, students will still join class in real time with their classmates. Training tracks are discussed during program interviews. Students rank their clinical track preferences as part of the Match.
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UAB
UAB has pediatric, prenatal, cancer and a variety of specialty genetics clinics.
Specialty Clinics:
- 22q and Related Disorders Clinic
- Adult Neurofibromatosis and Related Disorders Clinic
- Biochemical Genetics Clinic
- Cleft Lip/Palate Clinic
- Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
- Genomic Medicine Clinic
- Huntington Disease Clinic
- Marfan Syndrome and Related Disorders Clinic
- Metabolic Genetics Clinic
- Muscular Dystrophy Clinic
- Neurofibromatosis Research Clinic
- Neurogenetics Clinic
- Pediatric Cancer Genetics Clinic
- Pediatric Neurofibromatosis and Related Disorders Clinic
- Preconception Clinic
- Undiagnosed Disease Program Clinic
Find out more about UAB Department of Genetics, UAB Hospital, or Children’s of Alabama.
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Alabama Region
Students on the Alabama Regional track will spend the fall of their second year doing rotations at UAB and the spring of their second year at a regional partner site(s) within the state of Alabama. Potential partner sites are located in Huntsville, AL and Mobile, AL. The program will work with the student to establish their spring training sites based on site availability and student preferences.
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Jacksonville, FL
Students on this track will complete their pediatric and cancer rotations in Jacksonville, Florida. They will also have the opportunity to see some adult genetics cases. The pediatric rotation is completed at University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville. Training in cancer and adult clinics is a joint effort between the Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic.
Check out the links below to learn more about these rotation sites and Jacksonville:
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Memphis, TN
Memphis training sites include St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Baptist Memorial Hospital, LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, and the West Cancer Center. Students will complete their pediatric and cancer rotations in Memphis.
Learn about the clinics:
Learn about Memphis, TN:
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New Orleans, LA
Students on this track will be able to complete their pediatric and general genetics rotations within the Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, Louisiana. Students will have the opportunity to see diverse pediatric and adult patient cases as well as attend Huntington’s disease, craniofacial, Down syndrome, and retinal disease multidisciplinary clinics. Students will also be able to participate in cases in the inpatient setting in the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. While not in clinic, students will be able to enjoy the wonderful and beautiful city of New Orleans!
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Portland, OR
Students training on the Portland track will have the opportunity to complete a cancer and prenatal genetics rotations at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).
Learn about the clinical sites here:
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Additional Sites
The UAB Genetic Counseling program has the ability to partner with non-UAB hospitals for student training. Affiliation agreements have been established (or are in progress) between our program and hospitals in:
- Australia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
Others are possible, and we are open to working with students and the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling to identify appropriate sites for student training.