Diversity

The Medical Genetics Training Program is committed to recruiting and promoting a diverse community of scholars. We welcome diverse individuals, including those with a broad spectrum of scientific interests in medical genetics and genomics, trainees from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, and trainees with physical or other ability differences. We ensure reasonable accommodations.

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Diversity Resources

The University of Washington, the UW Medical Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, South Lake Union campus, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, has grounds, facilities, lecture halls, and laboratories that are all designed or retrofitted to make them accessible to individuals with physical disabilities. The UW provides an Access Guide for Persons with Disabilities (in hard copy and on the web) that is designed to help people with disabilities locate appropriate routes on the campus and find appropriate building entrances.

Recruitment of Disabled Individuals

Our training faculty participate in multiple recruitment activities each year, and meet individually and in groups with prospective trainees when given invited lectures at other institutions, and at national meetings, such as ABRCMS, and Trainee oriented events at the ASHG and ACMG annual meetings. In the future, we will reach out to include disabled trainees along with URM trainees to these events. We will also highlight our services for disabled trainees.

Beginning immediately, when we offer interviews to applicants to our program, we will provide the following additional statement specific to the recruitment of disabled persons:

The University of Washington is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or dso@uw.edu.

Retention of Disabled Individuals by Providing Equal Access to Learning Opportunities

Since Washington State law prohibits any inquiries regarding disability status of an applicant, once an applicant reports he or she has a disability and requests information, then we will arrange for a confidential discussion regarding equitable access and reasonable accommodations. The University of Washington is committed to providing equitable access to learning opportunities for all trainees, including those with mental health, attentional, learning, chronic health, sensory, or physical disabilities.

The University of Washington has many services and resources aimed at ensuring equal access for individuals with physical and mental impairments:

UW Disability Resources for Students (DRS) is dedicated to ensuring access and inclusion for all students with disabilities on the Seattle campus enrolled in our undergraduate, graduate, professional, Evening Degree and Access programs for over 38 years.

Disabilities Services Office (DSO) offers resources and services for UW staff, faculty and campus visitors with physical and mental impairments. We have consulted with the Disability Services Office to provide accommodation for training program faculty members with physical disabilities, including Drs. Jarvik, Motulsky and Stamatoyannopoulos, so our program leadership has personal experience with working with the Disability Services Office.

Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology (DO-IT) (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) promotes the use of computer and networking technologies to increase independence, productivity, and participation in education and employment.

The Access Technology Center (ATC) serves users with disabilities, allowing full use of campus computing resources. ATC staff provides accessibility consultations and instructs users in accessible hardware and software basics.

Title IX/ADA Coordinator Office Program provides University-wide compliance support to facilitate equal opportunity and ensure compliance with relevant University policies and local, state, and federal laws.

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is dedicated to advancing innovation and sharing expertise on teaching and learning across the UW campus. CTL works with individual instructors, departments, units, and communities of practice, to disseminate evidence-based research on teaching, learning, and mentoring.

The UW Graduate Medical Education Wellness Office offers free, unlimited counseling for residents and fellows, including psychiatric screening.

Equal Opportunity and Accommodations Statement

The University of Washington reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran. This policy applies to all programs and facilities, including, but not limited to, admissions, educational programs, employment, and patient and hospital services. Any discriminatory action can be a cause for disciplinary action. Discrimination is prohibited by Presidential Executive Order 11246 as amended, Washington State Gubernatorial Executive Orders 89-01 and 93-07, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Washington State Law Against Discrimination RCW 49.60, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, State of Washington Gender Equity in Higher Education Act of 1989, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 as amended, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972 as amended, other federal and state statutes, regulations, and University policy. Coordination of the compliance efforts of the University of Washington with respect to all of these laws and regulations is under the direction of Dr. Helen Remick, Assistant Provost for Equal Opportunity, Equal Opportunity Office, University of Washington, Box 354560, 4045 Brooklyn Ave., N.E., Seattle, Washington, 98105-6261, telephone 206.685.3263/voice or 206.543.6452/TTY or email eoo@uw.edu.

The University of Washington is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or dso@uw.edu.

We are committed to continue to make accommodations for disabled medical genetic trainees to help them to fulfill their potential.