Formal Clinical Internships (Summer, Fall and Winter, Year 2)
The purpose of the internship during the second year is for students to function, with supervision, as the primary genetic counselor in a variety of clinical settings. During this second year internship, students will acquire cases for their logbooks for program accreditation purposes.
Students will be required to complete 4 seven-week rotations.
Our program offers several options for pediatric, adult, reproductive and hereditary cancer clinics. Furthermore, students rotate through the Metabolic Clinic at Children's Hospital of Michigan which provides the follow-up for all positive newborn screens within the State of Michigan.
With the permission of the program directors, students may choose to do one or two rotations as an elected away rotation the summer between their first and second years.
Clinical Training Sites
Ascension-St. John Hospital and Van Elslander Cancer Center Cancer Genetics Program- Detroit, MI
◦ Located approximately 10 miles from the WSU campus, both a medical geneticist and genetic counselor at the St. John Providence Cancer Genetics Program provide counseling, risk assessment, and genetic testing (when appropriate) to individuals with a personal or family history of cancer.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan-Division of Genetic, Genomic, and Metabolic Disorders – Detroit, MI
◦ Located less than ½ mile from the GC program offices, the Division has two medical geneticists, seven genetic counselors, nurse practitioners, and dieticians. Adult and pediatric patients are evaluated, diagnosed, and managed for a variety of genetic conditions, including those metabolic conditions detected on newborn screening.
Corewell Health Beaumont Children’s Pediatric Genetics-Royal Oak, MI
◦ Located approximately 15 miles from the WSU campus, a genetic counselor and medical geneticist evaluate, diagnose and manage adult and pediatric patients for a variety of genetic conditions.
Corewell Health East- Cancer Genetics - Royal Oak, MI
◦ Located approximately 15 miles from the WSU campus, seven genetic counselors and an oncologist provide counseling, risk assessment, and genetic testing (when appropriate) to individuals with a personal or family history of cancer.
Corewell Health East-Dearborn - Dearborn, MI
◦ Located approximately 10 miles from the WSU campus, four genetic counselors provide comprehensive genetics services to a variety of patient populations in a variety of specialties including cancer genetics, reproductive genetics, adult genetics, and cardiovascular genetics.
Corewell Health East- Reproductive Genetics - Royal Oak, MI
◦ Located approximately 15 miles from the WSU campus, two genetic counselors, working with maternal fetal medicine specialists, provide comprehensive genetic services to patients for a variety of preconception and prenatal indications.
Henry Ford Hospital System - Detroit, MI
◦ Located approximately 2 miles from the WSU campus, eight genetic counselors and one medical geneticist provide genetics services to a variety of patient populations in a variety of specialties including cancer genetics, reproductive genetics, and cardiovascular genetics.
Karmanos Cancer Institute - Cancer Genetic Counseling Services - Detroit, MI
◦ Located across a courtyard from the GC program offices, the Cancer Genetic Counseling Service, with four genetic counselors, provide counseling, risk assessment, and genetic testing (when appropriate) to individuals with a personal or family history of cancer.
Trinity Health Oakland Cancer and Reproductive Genetics - Pontiac, MI
◦ Located approximately 25 miles away from the WSU campus, a genetic counselor, working with maternal fetal medicine specialists and oncology nurse practitioners, provides comprehensive services to patients for a variety of preconception, prenatal, and cancer indications.
Windsor Regional Hospital-Erie St. Clair Regional Cancer Program - Windsor, Ontario, Canada
◦ Located approximately 5 miles from the WSU campus across the Detroit River in Canada, a genetic counselor provides counseling, risk assessment, and genetic testing (when appropriate) to individuals with a personal or family history of cancer. Only available to Canadian students.
Contact Information
Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Wayne State University School of Medicine
2375 Scott Hall
540 E. Canfield Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
Administrative Office:
(313) 577-6298
Fax: (313) 577-9137
Email: geneticcounseling@med.wayne.edu