U-M Pediatric Researcher Selected To Head American Academy Of Pediatrics Initiative

University of Michigan's Beth A. Tarini, M.D., a pediatrician who conducts research on the use of genetic testing in children, has been selected to serve as co-medical director of a Genetics in Primary Care Institute grant awarded to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The three year award is provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau.


Tarini, an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases at the U-M Medical School, is also a faculty member with the University's Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit, a multidisciplinary research team working to address the most pressing child health issues of the day.


The vision of the Genetics In Primary Care Institute initiative is to improve the delivery of genetic-based services in the primary care setting. The institute will work directly with primary care physicians to increase their understanding of basic genetics principles and emerging genetic tests, enhance their skills of collecting and interpreting family history information, and assist them in navigating genetics-related ethical issues.


The initiative will also seek to prepare the next generation of pediatric primary care providers by advancing policies that more effectively incorporate genetic medicine into residency training programs.


"Given the rapid development of genetic technologies, genetics is becoming an increasingly important aspect of clinical medicine. This initiative will help to ensure that pediatric primary care providers and their patients reap the rewards from these advances," says Tarini.


Tarini is a member of the AAP's Committee on Geneticsand through her research, strives to optimize the use of genetic services in pediatrics. The co-director for the Genetics in Primary Care Institute project is Robert Saul, M.D., a geneticist from the Greenwood Genetic Center, a nonprofit organization advancing the field of medical genetics and caring for families impacted by genetic disease and birth defects.


"It is both an exciting and a challenging time to be a pediatrician," says Tarini. "I look forward to working with Dr. Saul and our team of experts to develop processes that help pediatric primary care providers deliver high-quality genetics-based services."


Source: University of Michigan Health System

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