What works in genomics education: Outcomes of an evidenced-based instructional model for community-based physicians

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 737-745

  Reed, E Kate ^a,e   Johansen Taber, Katherine A ^b   Ingram Nissen, Therese ^a,e   Schott, Suzanna ^a,e   Dowling, Lynn O ^c,e   O'Leary, James C ^d   Scott, Joan A ^a  

^a National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics   (United States)

^b AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c EL CAMINO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Genetic Alliance   (United States)

^e JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

continuing medical education; education; genetic; genomic; physician

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICINE; MODEL; SKILL; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN GENOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN;

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 84977151059     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gim.2015.144     Document Type: Article

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