Impacts of incorporating personal genome sequencing into graduate genomics education: a longitudinal study over three course years.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:To address the need for more effective genomics training, beginning in 2012 the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has offered a unique laboratory-style graduate genomics course, "Practical Analysis of Your Personal Genome" (PAPG), in which students optionally sequence and analyze their own whole genome. We hypothesized that incorporating personal genome sequencing (PGS) into the course pedagogy could improve educational outcomes by increasing student motivation and engagement. Here we extend our initial study of the pilot PAPG cohort with a report on student attitudes towards genome sequencing, decision-making, psychological wellbeing, genomics knowledge and pedagogical engagement across three course years. METHODS:Students enrolled in the 2013, 2014 and 2015 course years

SUBMITTER: Linderman MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5791365 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature