Horizontal integration of OMIM across the medical school preclinical curriculum for early reinforcement of clinical genetics principles.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

With the relentless expansion of genetics into every field of medicine, stronger preclinical and clinical medical student education in genetics is needed. The explosion of genetic information cannot be addressed by simply adding content hours. We proposed that students be provided a tool to access accurate clinical information on genetic conditions and, through this tool, build life-long learning habits to carry them through their medical careers.

Methods

Surveys conducted at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine revealed that medical students in all years lacked confidence when approaching genetic conditions and lacked a reliable resource for accurate genetic information. In response, the school created a horizontal thread that stretches across the first-y

SUBMITTER: Diehl AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4859213 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature