Caroline Eden1, Kipp W Johnson1, Omri Gottesman2, Erwin P Bottinger2, Noura S Abul-Husn3. 1. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA. 2. The Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA. 3. 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.
Abstract
AIM: The objective of this research was to assess medical student preparedness for the use of personalized medicine. MATERIALS & 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. CONCLUSION: While medical students support the use of personalized medicine, they do not feel prepared to apply genomics to clinical care.
AIM: The objective of this research was to assess medical student preparedness for the use of personalized medicine. MATERIALS & 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. CONCLUSION: While medical students support the use of personalized medicine, they do not feel prepared to apply genomics to clinical care.
Entities:
Keywords:
genetics education; genomic medicine; medical education; medical student; personalized medicine; pharmacogenetics; pharmacogenomics; precision medicine
Authors: Jason L Vassy; Kurt D Christensen; Melody J Slashinski; Denise M Lautenbach; Sridharan Raghavan; Jill Oliver Robinson; Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby; Lindsay Zausmer Feuerman; Lisa Soleymani Lehmann; Michael F Murray; Robert C Green; Amy L McGuire Journal: Per Med Date: 2015 Impact factor: 2.512
Authors: David R Walt; Amy Kuhlik; Scott K Epstein; Laurie A Demmer; Meredith Knight; David Chelmow; Michael Rosenblatt; Diana W Bianchi Journal: Genet Med Date: 2011-01 Impact factor: 8.822
Authors: Saskia C Sanderson; Michael D Linderman; Randi Zinberg; Ali Bashir; Andrew Kasarskis; Micol Zweig; Sabrina Suckiel; Hardik Shah; Milind Mahajan; George A Diaz; Eric E Schadt Journal: Genet Med Date: 2015-01-29 Impact factor: 8.822
Authors: Xuanyi Li; Kaustav P Shah; Catherine Zivanov; Lourdes Estrada; William B Cutrer; Mary Hooks; Vicki Keedy; Kimberly Brown Dahlman Journal: Med Sci Educ Date: 2021-04-02
Authors: Kipp W Johnson; Khader Shameer; Benjamin S Glicksberg; Ben Readhead; Partho P Sengupta; Johan L M Björkegren; Jason C Kovacic; Joel T Dudley Journal: JACC Basic Transl Sci Date: 2017-06-26
Authors: Priska Schoenborn; Richard Osborne; Nick Toms; Karen Johnstone; Chlöe Milsom; Reema Muneer; Michael A Jarvis; Robert Belshaw Journal: BMC Med Educ Date: 2019-11-07 Impact factor: 2.463