A "neglected part of the curriculum" or "of limited use"? Views on genetics training by nongenetics medical trainees and implications for delivery

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-115

  Burke, Sarah ^a   Stone, Anna ^b   Bedward, Julie ^a   Thomas, Hywel ^a   Farndon, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS National Genetics Education and Development Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Educational strategies; Family practitioners; Genetics education; Needs analysis; Specialist trainees

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DERMATOLOGY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICINE; STATISTICS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; ENGLAND; GENETICS; HUMANS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 33645407421     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.gim.0000200159.19920.b5     Document Type: Article

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