Genetics and Genomics Education for Health Professionals - February 13, 2015

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Genetics and Genomics Education for Health Professionals - February 13, 2015

Training future physicians in the era of genomic medicine: trends in undergraduate medical genetics education.
Plunkett-Rondeau Jevon et al. Genet. Med. 2015 Feb 12.

Improving genetics education in graduate and continuing health professional education: Workshop summary, Institute of Medicine, February 5, 2015

CDC paper: Translational research is a key to nongeneticist physicians' genomics education.  
Feero G, Manolio T, Khoury M. Genetics in Medicine (2014) May 29

National Human Genome Research Institute: Genetics and genomics for health professionals

Public health genetic counselors: Activities, skills, and sources of learning.
McWalter KM, et al. J Genet Couns. 2014 Dec 5

Genomics and nurse practitioner practice.
Seibert DC. Nurse Pract. 2014 Oct 15;39(10):18-28; quiz 28-9

Framework for development of physician competencies in genomic medicine: report of the Competencies Working Group of the Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Physician Education in Genomics.
Korf BR, et al. Genet Med. 2014 Nov;16(11):804-9.

Selected Educational Resources in Genomics - August 21, 2014

Genetics, education, discovery from the National Library of Medicine: for elementary and high school teachers and students 

G2C2: Genomic educational resources.  From the National Human Genome Research Institute provides high quality educational resources for group instruction or self-directed learning in genetics/genomics by health care educators and practitioners

Genetic education resources for teachers (NHGRI)

Smithsonian genome exhibit: Unlocking life's code

Online genetics education resources, from NHGRI

CDC genomic competencies for the public health workforce (2001)