Volume 139, Issue 7
(July 2015)
Article Citation:
Jennifer Laudadio, Jeffrey L. McNeal, Scott D. Boyd, Long Phi Le, Christina Lockwood, Cindy B. McCloskey, Gaurav Sharma, Karl V. Voelkerding, and Richard L. Haspel (2015) Design of a Genomics Curriculum: Competencies for Practicing Pathologists. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine: July 2015, Vol. 139, No. 7, pp. 894-900.CAP LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
Design of a Genomics Curriculum: Competencies for Practicing Pathologists
Design of a Genomics Curriculum: Competencies for Practicing Pathologists
Jennifer Laudadio, MD; Jeffrey L. McNeal, MEd; Scott D. Boyd, MD, PhD; Long Phi Le, MD, PhD; Christina Lockwood, PhD;Cindy B. McCloskey, MD; Gaurav Sharma, MD; Karl V. Voelkerding, MD; Richard L. Haspel, MD, PhD
From the Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock (Dr Laudadio);
CAP Learning, College of American Pathologists, Northfield, Illinois (Mr McNeal);
the Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (Dr Boyd);
the Departments of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston (Dr Le);
the Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri (Dr Lockwood);
the Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City (Dr McCloskey);
the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan (Dr Sharma);
the Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine and ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Salt Lake City (Dr Voelkerding);
and the Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Haspel).
Context.— The field of genomics is rapidly impacting medical care across specialties. To help guide test utilization and interpretation, pathologists must be knowledgeable about genomic techniques and their clinical utility. The technology allowing timely generation of genomic data is relatively new to patient care and the clinical laboratory, and therefore, many currently practicing pathologists have been trained without any molecular or genomics exposure. Furthermore, the exposure that current and recent trainees receive in this field remains inconsistent.
Objective.— To assess pathologists' learning needs in genomics and to develop a curriculum to address these educational needs.
Design.— A working group formed by the College of American Pathologists developed an initial list of genomics competencies (knowledge and skills statements) that a practicing pathologist needs to be successful. Experts in genomics were then surveyed to rate the importance of each competency. These data were used to create a final list of prioritized competencies. A subset of the working group defined subtopics and tasks for each competency. Appropriate delivery methods for the educational material were also proposed.
Results.— A final list of 32 genomics competency statements was developed. A prioritized curriculum was created with designated subtopics and tasks associated with each competency.
Conclusions.— We present a genomics curriculum designed as a first step toward providing practicing pathologists with the competencies needed to practice successfully.
Accepted: October 10, 2014
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