Genetic Counseling Milestones: A Framework for Student Competency Evaluation
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1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics, Masters in Genetic Counseling Program, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, 1200 Children's Ave, Ste 12100, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA. carrie-guy@ouhsc.edu.
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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