Perceptions of Personalized Medicine in an Academic Health System: Educational Findings.
Abstract
Prior reports demonstrate that personalized medicine implementation in clinical care
is lacking. Given the program focus at Duke University on personalized medicine, we
assessed health care providers' perspectives on their preparation and educational
needs to effectively integrate personalized medicine tools and applications into their
clinical practices.Data from 78 health care providers who participated in a larger
study of personalized and precision medicine at Duke University were analyzed using
Qualtrics (descriptive statistics). Individuals age 18 years and older were recruited
for the larger study through broad email contacts across the university and health
system. All participants completed an online 35-question survey that was developed,
pilot-tested, and administered by a team of interdisciplinary researchers and clinicians
at the Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine.Overall, providers reported
being ill-equipped to implement personalized medicine in clinical practice. Many respondents
identified educational resources as critical for strengthening personalized medicine
implementation in both research and clinical practice. Responses did not differ significantly
between specialists and primary providers or by years since completion of the medical
degree.Survey findings support prior calls for provider and patient education in personalized
medicine. Respondents identified focus areas in training, education, and research
for improving personalized medicine uptake. Given respondents' emphasis on educational
needs, now may be an ideal time to address these needs in clinical training and public
education programs.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/17574Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.5455/jcme.20150408050414Publication Info
Vorderstrasse, Allison; Katsanis, Sara Huston; Minear, Mollie A; Yang, Nancy; Rakhra-Burris,
Tejinder; Reeves, Jason W; ... Ann Simmons, Leigh (2015). Perceptions of Personalized Medicine in an Academic Health System: Educational Findings.
Journal of contemporary medical education, 3(1). pp. 14-19. 10.5455/jcme.20150408050414. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/17574.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Geoffrey Steven Ginsburg
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine
Dr. Geoffrey S. Ginsburg's research interests are in the development of novel paradigms
for developing and translating genomic information into medical practice and the integration
of personalized medicine into health care.
Sara Huston Katsanis
Instructor in the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
Sara Huston Katsanis is faculty instructor in the Initiative for Science & Society
at Duke University. Her policy research focuses on genetic testing applications in
humanitarian efforts, medicine and law enforcement. She researches ethical and policy
challenges in the applications of genomics to human identification in contexts, such
as human trafficking, migration, and adoption fraud. Past research explored direct-­to-­consumer
genetic testing, pharmacogeneti
Nancy Yang
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