Educating genetic counselors in Australia - Developing a masters program

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 897-901

  Sahhar, Margaret ^a,b,c   Hodgson, Jan ^a,c   Wake, Samantha ^a,b,c  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian professional Masters program; Clinical placements; Distance education; Genetic counseling training; International students; Professional guidelines; Reflective practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; GENETIC COUNSELING; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; GENETIC COUNSELING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84888132528     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-013-9575-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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