DocumentCode
1532414
Title
Genetics, Policy, and Research [Perspectives on Graduate Life]
Author
Canver, M.C.
Author_Institution
Med. Sch., Harvard Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Volume
2
Issue
3
fYear
2011
Firstpage
10
Lastpage
11
Abstract
The fourth course of my medical school curriculum, titled "Human Genetics," was a significant change from spending hours in the gross anatomy laboratory every day or viewing hundreds of histological slides under a microscope. This short three-week course was designed to provide an overview of genetics and various genetic diseases. This class was particularly useful as the importance of genetics in clinical medicine continues to rise (especially with the increasing prevalence of consumer-directed genetic testing such as 23andMe).
Keywords
biological techniques; biomedical education; diseases; educational courses; genetics; research and development; clinical medicine; consumer-directed genetic testing; educational course; genetic diseases; gross anatomy laboratory; histological slides; human genetics; medical school curriculum; microscope; policy; research;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Pulse, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
2154-2287
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MPUL.2011.941517
Filename
5783436
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