1.a. Increase Promote Kansas Department of Health and KGAC collaboration with internships, Environment Education existing organizations, clinical, job Committee career counselors, and shadowing, etc. Kansas State Department of training grants to through Education promote awareness of experience-based clinical, laboratory, opportunities. University of Kansas Medical Center public health and research careers, and Identify multiple generate support for pathways to existing and future careers in genetics. training programs. 1.b. Identify ways to Establish mentors Medical geneticists and genetic increase career in genetics for counselors opportunities in underrepresented genetics for populations. underrepresented populations. 2. Promote the integration of public health genomics within KDHE and other relevant state and local agencies. 2.a. Facilitate activities necessary to achieve the goals of the state genetics plan through collaboration with partner agencies,
1.a. Increase collaboration with existing organizations, career counselors, and training grants to promote awareness of clinical, laboratory, public health and research careers, and generate support for existing and future training programs. Promote internships, clinical, job shadowing, etc. through experience-based opportunities. Identify multiple pathways to careers in genetics. Kansas Department of Health and Environment Kansas State Department of Education University of Kansas Medical Center KGAC Education Committee 1.b. Identify ways to increase career opportunities in genetics for underrepresented populations. Establish mentors in genetics for underrepresented populations. Medical geneticists and genetic counselors 2. Promote the integration of public health genomics within KDHE and other relevant state and local agencies. 2.a. Facilitate activities necessary to achieve the goals of the state genetics plan through collaboration with partner agencies,
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