It is extremely important for doctors to understand the
genomic medicine because that enables doctors to have a broader understanding
of medicine and diagnostics. The fact that 40% of schools do not incorporate genetics
in their curricula already, really took me back because I think that it is a
basis that should be learned. If it is taken as an undergrad, I think in
medical school they should go in depth. But, in order to be successful at
genetics, they also have to have digital literacy, because most of genetics is
done through computers. That is something that I think that they should have mentioned
in the paper. Personally, I think that everyone should take a programming class
because not only does it increase your digital literacy, but also programming increases
your problem solving ability. I took a programming class in high school and in
college and although they were tough classes, programming is a good skill to
acquire. So along with making sure genetics is incorporated into the medical
school curricula I think programming should be as well.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Medical School Genetics Course Lacking
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digital literacy,
Genetics,
genomics,
medical genetics,
medical school
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I like this post because it takes a different look at genetics. With many college majors I feel that students are not 100% prepared for the field they are about to enter. While a lot of knowledge is learned from work experience, understanding the basic processes in genetics is essential for understand and furthering research.
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