Training the Internal Medicine Workforce for Implementing Genomic Medicine

Despite significant advancements in genomic medicine, its integration into Internal Medicine (IM) remains limited. This program will seek to address barriers at the residency training level. Mount Sinai has been at the forefront of addressing this need for genomic medicine training during Internal Medicine training. Mount Sinai has stood up initiatives such as a specialized Genomic Medicine track within the IM residency and the development of the Genomic Education in Medicine (GEM) platform, which provides web-based resources to support genomic education for IM residents. This one-day conference will bring together leaders from IM residency programs across the United States, as well as genomic medicine experts and clinicians to assess current efforts and share innovations for integrating genomics into training. The event will focus on identifying barriers to adoption, such as limited expertise and competing priorities, and developing strategies to overcome these challenges across diverse residency environments. Through a collaborative one-day process, attendees will create a “consensus agenda for education in and implementation of genomic medicine” within IM residencies, which will then be refined and finalized through follow-up virtual meetings. The goal is to publish a proposed education agenda and implementation strategy to support those IM training programs that seek to bring genomic medicine implementation into their curriculums. Project Number: 1R13HG014713-01 | Fiscal Year: 2026 | NIH Institute/Center: National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) | Principal Investigator: Michael Murray | Institution: ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI, NEW YORK, NY | Award Amount: $74,909 | Activity Code: R13 | Study Section: Genome Research Study Section[GNOM-G] View on NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11247647