Also called: Clinical Geneticist
A doctor who diagnoses and treats patients with genetic conditions.
Sees a toddler with unusual features and delayed walking, orders a genome test, and pieces together the diagnosis from the results. Explains to the family what it means and connects them with specialists.
Estimate; physicians, all other.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 12 years after high school. Medical degree (MD/DO) plus residency in pediatrics or internal medicine and a genetics residency.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Biochemistry, Pre-Med.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Estimate; there is a real shortage of medical geneticists.
Low risk for 10 years. AI reads genomes and suggests diagnoses; examining children, deciding care and guiding families stay with the doctor.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Psychology, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1229.
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