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Qualification
Postgraduate Diploma
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Location
University of Cambridge
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Study mode
Part time
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Start date
01-OCT-26
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Duration
22 Months
Course summary
The Postgraduate Diploma in Genomic Medicine is part of the suite of part-time, postgraduate courses in Genomic Medicine designed to further educate suitably qualified NHS healthcare professionals and science graduates with an interest in the clinical application of genomics. The programme has been developed by University of Cambridge Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) and Cambridge University Hospitals in partnership with Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) and Wellcome Connecting Science. The course aims to prepare interested professionals for the future adoption of genomic technologies and the increasing use of genomic information as part of diagnosis and treatment pathways. This is a 2-year, part-time course designed to fit with the demands of full-time employment.Provide professionally relevant teaching and learning informed by research in an integrated clinical and research environment. Develop and create a cohort of doctors and other professionals allied to medicine able to pursue and develop their roles in the rapidly-changing and challenging environment of genomic medicine. Prepare healthcare professionals for the adoption of genomic technologies and the increasing use of genomic information as part of the diagnostic and treatment pathway. Develop researchers competent in the use of genomic technologies for biomedical research. Develop a cohort of health care professionals with the ability and confidence to lead service improvement for safe and high-quality patient care. Develop a cohort of health care professionals allied to medicine with an understanding of research methodologies and clinical opportunities relevant to genomic medicine. Encourage a commitment to intellectual challenge and evidence-based clinical practice informed by the latest conceptual and theoretical knowledge of genomic medicine. Develop students' intellectual, practical and transferable skills related to genomic medicine. Encourage critical thinking related to genomic medicine. Equip students for entry into health care professional training schemes including graduate entry medicine courses. Prepare students for undertaking research degrees (PhD) in genomic medicine-related research fields. Provide students from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other industries with an understanding of the relevance of advances in genomics for current and future health care.
Application deadline
30/06/2026
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University information
University of Cambridge
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1st
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University of Cambridge, The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
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1st out of 40
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