Nightingale Karl Peter, Bishop Michelle, Avitabile Nina, Simpson Siobhan, Freidoony Leila, Buckley Sharon, Tatton-Brown Katrina
Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, United Kingdom; Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Wellcome Connecting Science, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, United Kingdom.
Genet Med. 2025 Jan;27(1):101277. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2024.101277. Epub 2024 Sep 21.
Genomic medicine is revolutionizing health care but requires health care professionals to update their understanding of genomics and its application to clinical practice for successful implementation. To meet this need, Health Education England developed the Master's in Genomic Medicine, a national multiprofessional program to increase genomic literacy in the National Health Service workforce. This study summarizes an evaluation of the program, which will inform its future development.
Underpinned by Moore's evaluation framework, a mixed methods approach was used to characterize (1) learner demographics, (2) perceptions of the program, (3) knowledge and/or qualifications achieved, and (4) the outcome(s) for practice in the workplace.
Learners were a diverse cohort of health care professionals, including doctors, health care scientists, nurses and midwives. Participant satisfaction was high for all elements of the program, including the curriculum, learning environment(s), and multiprofessional cohort(s), despite the challenges of engaging working professionals in part-time learning. Both learners and their managers reported enhanced genomic practice after completion of their studies.
The Master's in Genomic Medicine program is an effective approach to professional education in genomic medicine. This broad multiprofessional learning complements training aimed at specific groups of health care professionals.
基因组医学正在彻底改变医疗保健，但要成功实施，需要医疗保健专业人员更新他们对基因组学及其在临床实践中应用的理解。为满足这一需求，英国健康教育部门开发了基因组医学硕士课程，这是一个全国性的多专业项目，旨在提高国民医疗服务体系工作人员的基因组学素养。本研究总结了对该项目的评估，这将为其未来发展提供参考。
以摩尔的评估框架为基础，采用混合方法来描述（1）学习者的人口统计学特征，（2）对该项目的看法，（3）获得的知识和/或资格，以及（4）在工作场所的实践成果。
学习者是一个多元化的医疗保健专业人员群体，包括医生、医疗保健科学家、护士和助产士。尽管让在职专业人员参与兼职学习存在挑战，但参与者对该项目的所有方面，包括课程、学习环境和多专业群体，满意度都很高。学习者及其管理人员都报告称，完成学业后基因组学实践得到了加强。
基因组医学硕士课程是基因组医学专业教育的有效途径。这种广泛的多专业学习补充了针对特定医疗保健专业人员群体的培训。
