Training future physicians in the era of genomic medicine: Trends in undergraduate medical genetics education

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 927-934

  Plunkett Rondeau, Jevon ^a   Hyland, Katherine ^b   Dasgupta, Shoumita ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical genetics; genomic medicine; medical genetics; medical genetics curriculum; undergraduate medical education

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM; DIRECT TO CONSUMER TESTING; EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOMIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL GENETICS; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICINE; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; EDUCATION; GENOMICS; TRENDS;

CANADA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; GENOMICS; HUMANS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84942178897     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gim.2014.208     Document Type: Article

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