Preparing the workforce for genomic medicine: International challenges and strategies

Desalyn L. Johnson, Bruce R. Korf, Marta Ascurra, Ghada El-Kamah, Karen Fieggen, Beatriz de la Fuente, Saqib Mahmood, Augusto Rojas-Martinez, Ximena Montenegro-Garreaud, Angelica Moresco, Helen Mountain, Nicholas Pachter, Ratna Dua Puri, Victor Raggio, Nilam Thakur, Rosa Pardo Vargas

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Abstract

Medical genetics has historically focused on the management of rare disorders, mostly due to variants in single genes or chromosomes. Advances in genomics, however, are leading to the capability of including genomic approaches more broadly into the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of both rare and common disorders. There is a well-established genetics workforce in many parts of the world, particularly in higher-income countries, though this workforce is neither large enough nor widely enough distributed to fuel the integration of genomics across all of medicine. This chapter will review the status of genetics training in various parts of the world and the opportunities and needs for expansion of training into genomic medicine.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGenomic Medicine Skills and Competencies
PublisherAcademic Press
Chapter8
Pages131-139
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9780323983839
ISBN (Print)9780323985635
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2022

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