Am J Med Genet A. 2024 Apr 11:e63623. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63623. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
There is a shortage of clinical geneticists, even with concerted recruitment efforts. Previously, no data had been collected about why young career geneticists chose this specialty. To investigate this question, we carried out a survey of current and recent medical genetics and genomics residents. The goal of this survey was to understand their reasons for pursuing medical genetics and genomics as a specialty. Results demonstrate that, for most, interest in genetics begins in medical school and was largely influenced by mentorship. This suggests that placing greater focus on introducing medical genetics as a clinical specialty and fostering robust mentorship of students in preclinical years may increase recruitment into medical genetics residencies.
PMID:38602123 | DOI:10.1002/ajmg.a.63623
