For more information on Program Curriculum and Faculty Mentors, please visit the ELSI Training Program website.

Background

---

Dramatic advances in genetics and genomics promise to enhance medicine and public health, but they also pose important ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI). The recently completed University of Michigan Training Program in ELSI Research prepared the next generation of ELSI scholars for success as innovative, impactful investigators.

Program Overview

---

The U-M ELSI Research Training Program offered an integrated program of advanced coursework, research mentoring, and professional development led by an interdisciplinary team of U-M faculty mentors with expertise and resources in medicine, public health, public policy, and social and behavioral disciplines. Trainees participated in the rich research and practice environment at U-M, exemplified by its highly regarded programs in public health genetics, genomic medicine, health law, science and technology studies, and its Center for Bioethics & Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM).

Trainees included both pre and post-doctoral fellows. Upon entry into the program, each fellow was matched with a primary and secondary research mentor with mutual interests and relevant research expertise. Mentoring was combined with an integrated program of advanced coursework and professional development activities. Each trainee participated in an individualized, two-year course of training that provided knowledge and skills in the following areas:

Fellowship Sponsors

---

Pre and post-doctoral positions were funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (Grant #T32 HG-010030), the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Rackham Graduate School, and the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine.