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标题：Improving medical students' knowledge of genetic disease: a review of current and emerging pedagogical practices
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作者：Michael J Wolyniak ; Lynne T Bemis ; Amy J Prunuske 等
期刊名称：Advances in Medical Education and Practice
电子版ISSN：1179-7258
卷号：6
页码：597-607
DOI：10.2147/AMEP.S73644
出版社：Dove Medical Press Ltd
摘要：Genetics is an essential subject to be mastered by health professional students of all types. However, technological advances in genomics and recent pedagogical research have changed the way in which many medical training programs teach genetics to their students. These advances favor a more experience-based education focused primarily on developing student's critical thinking skills. In this review, we examine the current state of genetics education at both the preclinical and clinical levels and the ways in which medical and pedagogical research have guided reforms to current and emerging teaching practices in genetics. We discover exciting trends taking place in which genetics is integrated with other scientific disciplines both horizontally and vertically across medical curricula to emphasize training in scientific critical thinking skills among students via the evaluation of clinical evidence and consultation of online databases. These trends will produce future health professionals with the skills and confidence necessary to embrace the new tools of medical practice that have emerged from scientific advances in genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics.
关键词：genetics education; medical genetics; pedagogical practice; active learning; problem-based learning