Development of Competency-based Online Genomic Medicine Training (COGENT).

🤖 Plain-English Summary

The fields of genetics and genomics have greatly expanded across medicine through the development of new technologies that have revealed genetic contributions to a wide array of traits and diseases. In 2020, the National Human Genome Research Institute released a call for new proposals to develop accessible, sustainable online education for health providers.

🔑 Key Findings

• Thus, the development of widely available educational resources for all healthcare providers is essential to ensure the timely and appropriate utilization of genetics and genomics patient care.
• In 2020, the National Human Genome Research Institute released a call for new proposals to develop accessible, sustainable online education for health providers.
• This paper describes the efforts of the six teams awarded to reach the goal of providing genetic and genomic training modules that are broadly available for busy clinicians.

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