title: Professional medical education and genomics.
abstract: Genomic medicine is a relatively new concept that involves using individual patients' genomic results in their clinical care. Genetic technology has advanced swiftly over the past decade, and most providers have been left behind without an understanding of this complex field. To realize its full potential, genomic medicine must be both understood and accepted by the greater medical community. The current state of professional medical education in genomics and genomic medicine is reviewed, including ongoing plans to expand educational efforts for medical students, clinical geneticists, and nongeneticist physicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina 28232; email: laurie.demmer@carolinashealthcare.org.
authors.forename: Laurie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Demmer
authors.forename: Darrel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Waggoner
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D005820:Genetic Testing; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000193:education; D023281:Genomics / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000379:methods*
keywords: genomic medicine; medical education; personalized medicine