Participatory Genomic Testing as an Educational Experience.
Several institutions have incorporated participatory genomic testing into their curricula to engage students in experiential learning, and this has raised ethical concerns. We summarize strategies for managing these concerns and review evidence of the influence of this experiential approach on student knowledge and attitudes towards genomics.
Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Kathryn B
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Garber
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Institute for Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Katherine M
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Hyland
Department of Medicine, Biomedical Genetics Section, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: dasgupta@bu.edu.
Shoumita
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Dasgupta
D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends*; D015894:Genome, Human / Q000235:genetics*; D023281:Genomics; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans
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