title: [The future of medical genetics in a university hospital setting].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institut de génétique médicale, Genève.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Engel
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D005544:Forecasting; D005821:Genetic Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D013557:Switzerland