Fellowship Program in Genetics and Precision Medicine
The 2030 vision helps the economy and society of Saudi Arabia grow. It looked for the goals, policies, and directions of the Kingdom. KSA put a lot of money into research, higher education, and health care. In Saudi Arabia, people have become more interested in genetic diseases in the last few decades. Diseases that are passed down are painful. SCFHS thinks that this sector needs a fellowship training program that meets the requirements of the best genetics institutes in the world.
With help from SCFHS, a program is run by a department. The Saudi Genetics Fellowship Training Program depends on trained staff, well-stocked resources, and cutting-edge technology. The trainee can work on their own after three years. This is important because the fields of monogenic and complex polygenic diseases, metabolic disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, adult genetics, skeletal dysplasia, cancer genetics, and new molecular technologies are growing .
The fellowship program focuses on the molecular, biochemical, and cytogenetic causes of disease, the diagnosis and treatment of genetic problems, and advanced treatments like enzyme replacement therapy, organ transplantation, stem cell transplantation, and targeted and gene therapy. Training includes prenatal diagnosis, genetic diagnosis before an embryo is implanted, premarital and preconception screening, and testing for carriers.
Medical Education Activities
The department is accepting rotating medical interns, residents and fellows.
A weekly academic round organized by the department.
The department implemented the following Protocols
Emergency Protocols for Patients with Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM)
Protocol for Lysosomal Disease Patients Started on Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT)