title: Genetics education for health professionals: a context.
abstract: Education of health professionals about genetics is essential to the integration of genetics into mainstream health care, but there are a number of associated challenges. By virtue of their training, genetic counselors are well suited to address many of those challenges and to assume a variety of roles related to genetics education for health professionals. This paper provides a brief overview of the status of genetics education for non-genetics health professionals and reviews the context in which educational efforts are likely to occur.
authors.affiliation: NCHPEG, Lutherville, MD 21093, USA. jdmcinerney@nchpeg.org
authors.forename: Joseph D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: McInerney
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D005817:Genetic Counseling / Q000639:trends*; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000639:trends; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000193:education*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000639:trends