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01-08-2016 | Theory Based Paper

Genetic Counseling Milestones: A Framework for Student Competency Evaluation

Author: Carrie Guy

Published in: Journal of Genetic Counseling | Issue 4/2016

Abstract

Graduate medical education has recently increased focus on the development of medical specialty competency milestones to provide a targeted tool for medical resident evaluation. Milestones provide developmental assessment of the attainment of competencies over the course of an educational program. An educational framework is described to explore the development of Genetic Counseling Milestones for the evaluation of the development of genetic counseling competencies by genetic counseling students. The development of Genetic Counseling Milestones may provide a valuable tool to assess genetic counseling students across all program activities. Historical educational context, current practices, and potential benefits and challenges in the development of Genetic Counseling Milestones are discussed.

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Title: Genetic Counseling Milestones: A Framework for Student Competency Evaluation
Author: Carrie Guy
Publication date: 01-08-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Genetic Counseling / Issue 4/2016
Print ISSN: 1059-7700
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3599
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-015-9895-8

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