Commonalities and contrasts: North American program directors' perspectives on genetic counseling education.

ABSTRACT: There is currently a gap in the literature regarding education by and for genetic counseling (GC) students and genetic counselors. Since little is written about current strategies used in GC graduate programs, we conducted a qualitative semi-structured interview study of North American GC program directors to learn about their educational goals and practices. We recruited 25 program directors from the United States and Canada through the Association of Genetic Counseling Program Directors for interviews using a video conferencing platform. Interviews were recorded and transcribed, followed by content analysis to analyze education frameworks; processes of program planning and development; approaches and strategies for teaching and assessing GC core knowledge and skills; and systemic factors

SUBMITTER: Baty BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10776808 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature