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Genetics Education: Preparing Physicians for the Future

NCT00349817 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2006-07-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study examines the best way to teach genetics to family medicine residents. First year family medicine residents at the University of Toronto will be taught basic clinical genetics as well as a specific disease in genetics via 3 different educational methods. All participants will undergo an oral examination and written knowledge test 3 months after this education. Results between groups will be compared, and the best way to teach genetics to residents determined.

Conditions

  • Primary Care Genetics
  • Hereditary Colorectal Cancer

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

web-based learning, didactic lecture and role-play

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Deanna Telner, MD, MED, CCFP · Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
ECT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-10-31
Completion
2007-01-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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