CLINICAL EMBRYOLOGY AND PRENATAL GENETICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: GENECSLR 721 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe normal human embryological and fetal development. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the relationship between genetic disease and teratogens with abnormal embryologic and fetal development. Audience: Graduate 3. Compare benefits and risks of available testing and screening strategies used to assess for birth defects and genetic disease. Audience: Graduate 4. Discuss factors that influence patients’ perception about information related to their child/baby/pregnancy presented during prenatal genetic counseling. Audience: Graduate 5. Identify appropriate patient-centered prenatal resources about genetic diseases, birth defects and teratogens. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe normal human embryological and fetal development. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the relationship between genetic disease and teratogens with abnormal embryologic and fetal development. Audience: Graduate 3. Compare benefits and risks of available testing and screening strategies used to assess for birth defects and genetic disease. Audience: Graduate 4. Discuss factors that influence patients’ perception about information related to their child/baby/pregnancy presented during prenatal genetic counseling. Audience: Graduate 5. Identify appropriate patient-centered prenatal resources about genetic diseases, birth defects and teratogens. Audience: Graduate