Before earning her MD from the University of Ottawa (2000), Teresa Rudkin received a Master's degree in Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University (1997). She was a Resident in the Departments of Medical Genetics (2001-2005) and Family Medicine (2006-2007), as well as a Postgraduate Fellow in Medical Education (2006) at McGill University.  She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University and was Postgraduate Curriculum Director between 2015-2018. She is a clinical teacher at the CLSC Cote des Neiges where she has a Primary Care Clinic for Patients with Genetic Syndromes.