New health systems added to Genomic Medicine Consortium
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Jon Berg
Sanford Health Media Relations
605-366-2432 / Jon.Berg@SanfordHealth.org
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Stellenbosch University and the Tygerberg Academic Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, as well as the University of Otago, Dunedin School of Medicine in Dunedin, New Zealand, have joined the Sanford Children’s Genomic Medicine Consortium.
The consortium is made up of 12 leading domestic and international children’s hospitals, university medical centers and research universities. The group is working to transform health care for children by applying the tools of genetics and genomics to innovative collaborative research projects, advocating for pediatric precision medicine in public policy and sponsoring joint educational initiatives.
“The Sanford Children’s Genomic Medicine Consortium continues to advance the diagnosis and treatment options for a variety of common, rare and undiagnosed childhood conditions,” said Gene Hoyme, M.D., medical director of the consortium. “Our goal is to improve genetic and genomic discovery and bring the benefits of precision medicine to children in marginalized groups and populations. Our strong partnerships help advance our efforts as we work hard to improve pediatric care.”
Over the past decade, Sanford has provided funding for a range of innovative collaborative research projects that have furthered the goals of the consortium, including the implementation of a consortium-wide pediatric pharmacogenomics program at Sanford Children’s.
For more information about the Sanford Children’s Genomic Medicine Consortium, visit SanfordHealth.org keywords: Children’s Genomic Medicine.
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Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
