TY - JOUR
T1 - Challenges and opportunities for genomics education
T2 - Insights from an Institute of Medicine Roundtable Activity
AU - Dougherty, Michael J.
AU - Wicklund, Catherine
AU - Johansen Taber, Katherine A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions, the Association for Hospital Medical Education, and the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education.
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - Despite the growing availability of genomic tools for clinical care, many health care providers experience gaps in genomics knowledge and skills that serve as impediments to widespread and appropriate integration of genomics into routine care. A workshop recently held by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Translating Genomics-Based Research for Health explored 1) the barriers that result in a perception among health care providers that the need for genomics education is not urgent and 2) the drivers that may spur a change in that attitude. This commentary promotes continuing and graduate education-informed by an awareness of barriers, drivers, and best practices-as the most effective approaches for preparing the workforce for genomic medicine and ultimately improving patient care, and argues that the time for education is now.
AB - Despite the growing availability of genomic tools for clinical care, many health care providers experience gaps in genomics knowledge and skills that serve as impediments to widespread and appropriate integration of genomics into routine care. A workshop recently held by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Translating Genomics-Based Research for Health explored 1) the barriers that result in a perception among health care providers that the need for genomics education is not urgent and 2) the drivers that may spur a change in that attitude. This commentary promotes continuing and graduate education-informed by an awareness of barriers, drivers, and best practices-as the most effective approaches for preparing the workforce for genomic medicine and ultimately improving patient care, and argues that the time for education is now.
KW - Clinical reasoning
KW - Commitment to change
KW - Genetics education
KW - Genomics education
KW - Interprofessional education
KW - Precision medicine
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U2 - 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000019
DO - 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000019
M3 - Article
C2 - 26954250
AN - SCOPUS:84961200594
SN - 0894-1912
VL - 36
SP - 82
EP - 85
JO - Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
JF - Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
IS - 1
ER -