The future of medical genetics in a university hospital setting
Engel, E.
Schweizerische Rundschau für Medizin Praxis 80(10): 230-234
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 1013-2058 PMID: 2020780 Document Number: 370475
The author presents three potential ways of developing an university centre of medical genetics, to make most effective use of this fast-evolving discipline. The three possibilities discussed are: i) the attachment of genetics units to major departments; ii) the creation of a large autonomous genetics centre (be Department or Institute) fulfilling all the requirements of the hospital; and iii) an "ecumenical" approach, that is a main genetics centre with a very few associated, highly specialized, departmental satellite units. The author argues in favour of the last solution.