Higher Education

The Public Health Genetics Interdepartmental Concentration (PHGIC) within the University of Michigan School of Public Health educates future public health professionals about genetic advances and how to address them from a public health perspective. The PHGIC is an integral component of the Center for Public Health and Community Genomics' training focus. You can learn more about the PHGIC, as well as how it was developed, below.

Interdepartmental Concentration in Public Health Genetics

The U-M School of Public Health is currently one of two Schools of Public Health nationally that has developed a formal program in public health genetics.

Students in the public health genetics IC learn how genes, together with the environment and behavior, influence health as well as how to address the ethical, legal, and social issues arising out of genetics in the public health context. The curriculum is designed such that it is accessible to students in all degree programs within the School of Public Health. As graduates, students are able to apply this insight into their area of practice. Since the program's inception in 1996, 138 students have graduated with the interdepartmental concentration designation, and numerous others have taken one or more courses offered through this program.

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