分析潜在的遗传咨询学生遇到的财务障碍
Dexter Lee1, Julia Platt2, Pamela L Flodman1
1Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA.
概括
申请遗传咨询研究生课程 (GCGPs) 是昂贵的,历史上代表性不足的种族和民族 (hURM) 申请人面临更高的成本和更少的资源. 这些财务障碍阻碍了遗传咨询的劳动力多样性.
科学领域:
- 遗传咨询研究生课程 遗传咨询研究生课程
- 医疗卫生工作人员多样性多样性
- 健康 公平 卫生 公平
背景情况:
- 遗传咨询研究生课程 (GCGPs) 的高申请成本可能会限制遗传咨询工作人员的多样性.
- 了解这些财务障碍对于促进公平进入该专业至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定与GCGPs相关的应用成本.
- 评估历史上代表性不足的种族和民族 (hURM) 和非hURM申请人之间的财务差异.
主要方法:
- 在2005-2020年期间,调查了383名GCGP申请人,调查了申请历史,费用,志愿者时间和财务资源.
- 分析了申请成本,重点关注基于申请周期数量和申请人人口统计数据的差异.
主要成果:
- 平均总申请费用在1-3个以上的申请周期中从2634美元到5607美元不等.
- 包括旅行在内的面试相关费用是最高的中位数费用 (一个周期为879美元).
- 与非hURM申请人相比,申请多个周期的hURM申请人报告说,与非hURM申请人相比,申请总成本的中位数较高 (6,713美元与4,762美元),志愿者工作时间较少 (246小时与381小时).
结论:
- 在GCGP申请过程中存在重大财务障碍.
- 在hURM和非hURM申请者之间观察到申请成本和资源的差异.
- 需要制定战略来降低财务障碍,并促进遗传咨询研究生招生中的公平.
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