Continuing Medical Education (CME) Opportunities

Until recently, most practicing healthcare providers had limited genetics and genomics education and training in their undergraduate and graduate educational programs and clinical training. Practicing healthcare providers will increasingly need to use genetic and genomic knowledge and information to meet the needs of their patients and families. Genetics and genomics CME programs are being created to meet this need. This section provides a listing of genetics and genomics CME opportunities for physicians and other healthcare providers.

• Genomics and Disease Prevention [cdc.gov]
  Training and Education from the Centers for Disease Control
  
  
• The New Genetics^tm: Medicine and the Human Genome [twistedladdermedia.com]
  A CD-ROM course for physicians produced by Twisted Ladder Media
  
  
• National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG) [twistedladdermedia.com]
  See a related Human Genome News article on NCHPEG.
  
  
• Frontiers in Clinical Genetics [gwumc.edu]
  An online genetics lecture series of the George Washington University Medical Center
  
  
• Washington State Genetics Documents [mchneighborhood.ichp.edu]
  A report on incorporating genetic services into managed care health plans
  
  
• Genetics and Your Practice [marchofdimes.com]
  A comprehensive curriculum for physicians and other health and social service providers.
  
  
• Clinical Genetics [uihealthcare.com]
  A Self Study for Health Care Providers online from the Virtual Children's Hospital of the University of South Dakota Medical School
  
  
• Summer Genetics Institute (SGI) [ninr.nih.gov]
  The National Institute of Nursing Research offers an intensive two-month summer training program for nurses that provides a foundation in molecular genetics for use in research and clinical practice. The institute is designed for nursing faculty, graduate students, and advanced practice nurses.

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Posed: August 21, 2008