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GENETICS IN MEDICINE
卷 23, 期 6, 页码 1151-1157出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1038/s41436-021-01100-5
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- National Institutes of Health [R25CA168544]
The survey results indicate a lower perceived understanding of genetics among PGY1 pathology residents in the US, with less time spent learning genetics and lower quality training compared to control areas. The study suggests a need for improvement in medical school genetics education and promoting greater understanding of the role of genetics professionals in patient care.
Purpose To assess, from the student perspective, medical school training in genetics and genomics. Methods In 2019, the Undergraduate Training in Genomics (UTRIG) Working Group developed genetics-related survey and knowledge questions for the RISE-FIRST, an exam administered to postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) pathology residents in the United States during their first months of training. Survey questions focused on perceived knowledge in genetics and the structure and quality of training with responses compared with those in control areas. Results There were 401 PGY1 pathology residents who took the 2019 RISE-FIRST (65% of those in the United States). There was significantly lower perceived understanding of genetics compared with nongenetics topics. Respondents also reported less time spent learning genetics and lower quality training compared with control areas. Only 53% indicated an interaction during medical school with a medical geneticist. Residents also did not perform as well on the UTRIG-developed knowledge questions than those in other areas of pathology. Conclusion The RISE-FIRST is a useful tool in assessing the current state of medical school training in genetics. This needs assessment may serve as a call to action to improve medical school genetics education and promote greater understanding of the role of genetics professionals in patient care.
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