Sisi Li, Chunhui Zhang, Qijun Liu, Kuang Tong
E-Learning during COVID-19: perspectives and experiences of the faculty and students
BMC medical education
pakistan high rate genetic disorders neonatal mortality concurrent noted lack genetic counselors geneticists meet needs patient population responsibility providing clinical genetic services falls general specialty physicians however education regarding essential services standardized medical school curricula ever evaluated purpose work describe selfperceived knowledge clinical comfort perspectives pakistani medical students toward medical genetics education webbased survey distributed electronically medical schools around country survey comprised four sections 1 participant demographics 2 selfperceived medical genetics knowledge 3 level comfort applying genetic knowledge skills 4 attitudes toward medical genetics education descriptive statistics oneway analysis variance used data analysis medical students years 3 4 5 n 473 25 medical schools participated research representing medical education four pakistani provinces medical students reported minimal basic knowledge genetic testing methodology 647 cancer genetics 649 prenatal genetic testing 6302 treatment strategies genetic disease 729 plurality students 37 reported uncomfortable interpreting communicating genetic test results patients medical students also expressed dissatisfaction medical genetics 40 genetic counselors training 42 selfperceived knowledge clinical comfort genetics among pakistani medical students limited especially regarding genetic testing significant portion 745 expressed desire additional genetics education medical school aid role future physicians important physiciansintraining solid understanding genetic concepts technologies genetic counseling best support patients endorsed participating medical students study supports inclusion robust genetics education pakistans medical school curricula