Description
The Department of Health and Senior Services is seeking to establish contracts with three genetic tertiary centers, namely St. Louis University School of Medicine, Children’s Mercy Hospital – Kansas City, and Washington University, to provide a genetic disease program. The selected centers will be required to provide comprehensive genetic services, including pedigree analyses, clinical expertise in syndrome identification, and access to various medical specialists and laboratories. The contract period will be from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027, with two one-year renewal options.
Key aspects of the job include:
• Providing comprehensive genetic services and referral to medical specialists
• Having clinical expertise in syndrome identification
• Having access to audiologists, otolaryngologists, neonatologists, and prenatal ultrasonography specialists
• Providing pedigree analyses
• Having access to a cytogenetic laboratory, a biochemical genetic laboratory, and a cell culture laboratory with full diagnostic capabilities