Compassion and equity-focused clinical genomics training for health professional learners.

Autor: Berninger TJ; Center for Empathy and Technology, T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, UC San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.; Augustana-Sanford Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, Augustana University, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.; UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, California, USA., Rajagopalan RM; Center for Empathy and Technology, T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, UC San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.; Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science, UC San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA., Bloss CS; Center for Empathy and Technology, T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, UC San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.; Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science, UC San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, UC San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of genetic counseling [J Genet Couns] 2024 Feb 16. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 16.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1874
Abstrakt: There remains an urgent need for expanded genomics training in undergraduate medical education, especially as genetic and genomic assessments become increasingly important in primary care and routine clinical practice across specialties. Physician trainees continue to report feeling poorly prepared to provide effective consultation or interpretation of genomic test results. Here we report on the development, pilot implementation, and evaluation of an elective offering for pre-clinical medical students called the Sanford Precision Health Scholars Immersive Learning Experience (PHS), which was designed leveraging genetic counseling expertise as one means to address this need. This 9-week course, piloted in Fall 2021 at UC San Diego, afforded students the opportunity to build technical skills and competencies in clinical genomics while identifying, addressing, and engaging with pervasive health disparities in genomics. Interactive exercises focused students' learning on strategies for empathic and compassionate patient interactions while supporting the application of concepts and knowledge to future practice. Upon completion of the course, participants reported increases in confidence related to skills required for clinical genomics practice. Drawing on learnings from this pilot implementation, recommendations for refining the program include deepening pedagogical engagement with ethical issues, expanding the offering to trainees across health professions, including pharmacy students, and incorporating an optional experiential learning component. Educational offerings, like PHS, that are designed with the input of genetic counseling expertise may ease pressures on the genetic counseling profession by building a more genomic-literate healthcare workforce that can better support efforts to expand access for patients.
(© 2024 The Authors. Journal of Genetic Counseling published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of National Society of Genetic Counselors.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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