CCMG Genetic and Genomic Diagnostics Fellowship

Division of Genome Diagnostics, Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine BC Children’s Hospital & BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC

 

Temporary Full Time Opportunity (up to 2 years)

 

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine’s Division of Genome Diagnostics, at the BC Children’s and BC Women’s Hospitals, is offering a Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG) Genetic and Genomic Diagnostics Fellowship to a qualified and highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills, looking to establish a career in clinical laboratory genetics.

 

This outstanding fellowship opportunity will enable you to become a competent specialist in the area of clinical laboratory genetics. You will complete supervised training, as outlined in the CCMG training guidelines, and will be called upon to participate in genetics-related academic and clinical activities, building relationships and providing prompt and expert supervised consultative services to physicians and other health care providers as appropriate to a trainee, with supervised case interpretation, technical oversight, and monitoring of compliance with CCMG/RCPSC/DAP requirements and guidelines. You will participate in new test development and implementation, collaborate on division, hospital and provincial initiatives pertinent to laboratory genetics and genomics care, and participate in quality and other administrative committees, as well as provide teaching for other trainees including fellows, residents, genetic counsellor students, and others.

 

The Department provides laboratory and pathology diagnostic care to BC’s perinatal women, infants, and children, including those with the most acute and complex conditions, and includes provincial specialty laboratories such as prenatal screening, newborn screening, biochemical genetics, and inherited constitutional genetics and genomics. The Department’s responsibilities include working collaboratively with health authorities to establish provincial standards and guidelines, leading pilot projects assessing the clinical utility of emerging diagnostic and screening technologies, and contributing to and participating nationally and internationally to promote access to appropriate laboratory care and best practices within BC.

 

The Division of Genome Diagnostics is responsible for providing academic pediatric, adult, and maternal-fetal medicine care for the province of BC in conjunction with the other Departmental provincial services, primarily focused on the diagnosis of inherited disease using genetic and genomic approaches. The Division is leading the way towards the future of genome-wide sequencing, successfully functionally integrating molecular genetics and cytogenetics care into a single delivery model. Join this dynamic team, which aims to be flexible, adaptable, and responsive in this rapidly evolving medical field.

 

To qualify, you must meet the CCMG criteria for training, which include:

• Must have a PhD with a strong genetics content
  AND/OR
• Must have an MD degree with at least 3 years of residency training in a program accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and/or Collège des Médecins du Québec (CMQ).

 

Applications will only be considered if the above qualifications are met.

 

Preference will be given to those candidates committed to practice in British Columbia post-Fellowship, and to those with experience working within a healthcare system, which may include individuals certified in another CCMG specialty.

 

We encourage all qualified persons to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

 

The start date of the Fellowship is negotiable, but is expected to start on 1st July 2025. To apply for this rewarding career development opportunity, please forward (1) a letter of application outlining your areas of interest, (2) a copy of your current CV, and (3) names and contact information of three references, to:

 

Kevin Wang

Talent Acquisition Advisor

physicianrecruitment@phsa.ca

 

Applications will be accepted until 15th December 2024.

 

For more information on all that the PHSA has to offer, please visit: jobs.phsa.ca.

 

For more information about BC Children’s Hospital, please visit bcchildrens.ca.

 

For more information about BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre, please visit bcwomens.ca.

 

PHSA is committed to employment equity and hires on the basis of merit. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.

 

BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre (BCW) is the only facility in British Columbia devoted primarily to the health of women, newborns and families. It provides a broad range of specialized women’s health services that address the health needs of women of all ages and backgrounds. BC Women’s is one of the largest maternity facilities in Canada, with over 7,000 births a year, and is both the major primary and secondary maternity services provider in the Lower Mainland and the cornerstone of the provincial tertiary care system. As an academic health centre BCW’s mandate includes providing strong leadership in research and the education and professional development of health care professionals in areas related to the health of the populations we serve.

 

BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) cares for the province’s most acutely ill or injured children and youth, provides developmental and rehabilitation services to children and youth throughout BC, and offers a broad range of health services. Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children (SHHC), a leading provincial facility offering specialized services to children and youth with developmental disabilities from birth to age 12, works collaboratively with BCCH. SHHC focuses on the child and their family while supporting health care professionals in their community. BCCH also operates a wide number of specialized health programs, is a leading acute care teaching facility, and conducts research to advance health and care through the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute and in partnership with the University of British Columbia.

 

One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya'kula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca.

Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and marginalization faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and self-determination of Indigenous communities. PHSA must uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents such as including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.