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

摘要: Completion of the Human Genome Project, in conjunction with dramatic reductions cost DNA sequencing and advances translational research, is gradually ushering genomic discoveries technologies into practice medicine. The rapid pace these opening up a gap between knowledge available about clinical relevance information ability clinicians to include such their medical practices. This educational threatens be rate limiting adoption genomics Solutions will require not only better understanding implications genetic but also training at all levels professional development, including for individuals formal others who long ago completed training. National Research Institute has convened Inter-Society Coordinating Committee Physician Education Genomics (ISCC) develop share best practices use ISCC developed framework development competencies that may serve as starting point formulation physicians various disciplines.