Tracey Weiler is the lead in genetics education across the medical student curriculum. She also serves as the academic director of the Graduate Certificate in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences and is course director for the Medical Genetics course within the program.
Weiler’s current research focuses on medical education, genetics education, medical genetics, direct-to-consumer genetic testing, hereditary cancer screening, and gender equity in academic medicine. She co-chairs the Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Project Group of the NHGRI Intersociety Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics. She is also the founding president and current past president of the Association of STEMM Pathway and Bridge Programs, reflecting her passion for education and mentorship
Areas of Expertise
- Genetics
- Medical Education
Research Interests
- Utilization of a Novel Smartphone App to Identify Patients At Risk for BRCA and other Hereditary Cancers in a Primary Care Setting: A pilot project
- Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing in Primary Care
- Innovative Interdisciplinary Strategies in Medical Education
- Biochemistry Gamification
- Admissions criteria in postbaccalaureate premedical education
- Active learning in medical genetics education
- Population Genetics in South Florida
- Gender equity in academic medicine
See research publications and more on FIU Discovery.
Current Courses Taught
- BMS 6001 Foundations I
- BMS 6041 Foundations II
- BMS 6047 Organ Systems I
- BMS 6045 Organ Systems II
- BMS 6040 Organ Systems III
- BMS 6633 Organ Systems IV
- MDC 7200 Internal Medicine Clerkship
- BMS 6003 Medical Genetics
- BMS 6004 Medical Molecular Biology
- BMS6013 Medical Biochemistry
Honors & Awards
- FIU Medicine Award for Excellence in Medical School Teaching -Large Group Interactive, 2018
- FIU Faculty Senate Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2019
- Tracey A. Weiler, Ph.D. Educational Scholarship Fund created by Sara Sherman, MD – GCP and FIU Medicine alumna, 2022
- FIU Faculty Senate Award for Excellence in Service, 2023
- CFAS Bright Light Award, 2024
Committees & Professional Organizations
- GCP Committee
- FIU Faculty Senate Alternate
- Council of Faculty and Academic Societies
- Council of Faculty and Academic Societies - Faculty as Medical Educators Committee
- Council of Faculty and Academic Societies - Mission Alignment Committee
- Founding President - Association of STEMM Pathway and Bridge Programs
- Intersociety Coordinating Committee for Health Practitioner Education in Genomics
- Co-chair of ISCC-PEG DTC-GT Project Group
Education
- Ph.D., Biochemistry and Human Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada 2001
- M.Sc., Biology, University of Regina, Regina, Canada 1995
- B.Sc., Biochemistry, University of Regina, Regina, Canada 1992