title: Medical student preparedness for an era of personalized medicine: findings from one US medical school.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this research was to assess medical student preparedness for the use of personalized medicine.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey instrument measuring attitude toward personalized medicine, perceived knowledge of genomic testing concepts and perceived ability to apply genomics to clinical care was distributed to students in medical school (MS) years 1-4.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 212 participants, 79% felt that it was important to learn about personalized medicine, but only 6% thought that their medical education had adequately prepared them to practice personalized medicine. Attitude did not vary across years; knowledge and ability increased after MS1, but not after MS2.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  While medical students support the use of personalized medicine, they do not feel prepared to apply genomics to clinical care.
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eden
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Kipp W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: The Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Omri
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gottesman
authors.affiliation: The Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Erwin P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Bottinger
authors.affiliation: The Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; Department of Genetics & Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Noura S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Abul-Husn
keywords: genetics education; genomic medicine; medical education; medical student; personalized medicine; pharmacogenetics; pharmacogenomics; precision medicine