Core Competencies in Genetics Essential for All Health Care Professionals
As of January 2008, the core competencies have been available to the health-care community for seven years and have helped guide the development of genetics curricula across many healthcare disciplines. A revised edition of the competencies, based on feedback from users, is now available.
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Core Principles of Genetics for Health Professionals
The principles focus on basic biology related to genetics. This document is a companion piece to the Core Competencies that provides additional guidance about the content that should constitute basic instruction in genetics for those in health care.
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MISSION AND BACKGROUND
Established in 1996 by the American Medical Association, the American Nurses Association, and the National Human Genome Research Institute, the National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG) is an "organization of organizations" committed to a national effort to promote health professional education and access to information about advances in human genetics...
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