title: Do physicians think genomic medicine will be useful for patient care?
abstract: Significant technological improvements over the last decade have led to a vast expansion in the understanding of the genomic architecture of human disease. However, the use of genomic information, so-called genomic medicine, in routine clinical care, has been slow in comparison to the growth in genomic discovery. The uptake of genomic technology into clinical practice will depend on physicians' perspectives of its utility in patient care. We review recent literature addressing physician attitudes regarding the usefulness and limitations of genomic testing. We conclude by proposing research areas to better understand the role physicians will play in the uptake of genomic information into clinical medicine.
authors.affiliation: General Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, USA ; Fellowship in General Medicine & Primary Care, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Sridharan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raghavan
authors.affiliation: Section of General Internal Medicine, VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 South Huntington Avenue, 152-G, Boston, MA 02130, USA ; Division of General Medicine & Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA ; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Jason L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vassy
keywords: clinical utility; genomic medicine; genomic testing; pharmacogenomics; physician perspectives