Table 1 Education and Training opportunities in genetic metabolic diseases offered by the IEM Reference Center
From: Rare disease landscape in Brazil: report of a successful experience in inborn errors of metabolism
Type | Target audience | Hours per week | Duration | Options | Sponsors | Places per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intensive Training—Short term | Medical doctors, dietitians, biologists, biochemists, technicians | 40 to 60 | 1 to 3 months | Metabolic Clinics, Biochemical genetics lab, Molecular genetics laboratory lab | Latin American Society of IEM, private companies, public agencies, trainee institutions | 12 |
Intensive Training Long-term | Medical doctors with previous training in Pediatrics, Medical Genetics or Child Neurology | 40 to 60 | 12 months | Metabolic clinics training and laboratory overview | Unrestricted educational grants from pharmaceutical companies | 2 |
Advanced Course on Diagnosis and Treatment of Metabolic Diseases | Medical doctors, dietitians, biochemists, molecular biologists | 60 h | One week | Lectures, case discussions and lab training | Unrestricted educational grants from pharmaceutical companies | 25 |
MSc and PhD programs | Graduates from the biomedical courses, Health professionals | 40 h | 2 to 4 years | Credits from courses, dissertation or thesis | Fellowships granted by post-graduation agencies | 8 |
Scientific Initiation | Undergraduate students | 12 to 20 | 12 months (could be extended) | Clinics, laboratory, logistic, research | Research Agencies | 6 |