Stanford Medical Students Undergo Genetic Testing to Study Their Own Genotypes
Pathology departments may want to create similar courses to teach medical students how to interpret genetic and genotyping tests
Genetic testing of participating university students was part of a special class that was conducted at the Stanford University School of Medicine last summer. The genetic pathology test was voluntary for the 54 students who participated in the eight-week course that was designed by a student.
The genotyping happened as part of the class, titled “Genetics-210, Genomics and Personalized Medicine.” It was intended to help medical students learn how to interpret genetic tests, and also to help them gain an understanding of ho learning the results of such tests could affect future patients.
