The Instructional Innovation Lunch Lecture Series
Genetics in Clinical Practice: A Team Approach
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Andy Faucett, MS, CGC,
Genetics, Division of Laboratory Services,
Public Health Practice Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
February 27, 2003
Sponsored by
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
The Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University
The Emory University School of Medicine
And The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing of Emory University
“A fantastic example of educational use of ‘simulation’ using rich media coupled with a solid, well-researched pedagogy.”
Quote from web site of 2002 International EMMA awards as the Winner for eLearning 18+ Fixed Media – CD
http://www.emma-foundation.org/start.html (under Learning)
The Genetics in Clinical Practice CD-Rom Program is a joint project developed by CDC/PHPPO/DLS and the Interactive Media Lab at
Dartmouth Medical School. The program is designed to educate primary care healthcare providers. It provides simulated patient visits with
opportunities to counsel, evaluate, and manage a variety of patients, interact with renowned experts who act as mentors, and attend excellent
lectures at the learner’s desk. The program is based on the "Virtual Practicum" model, contains over ten hours of educational activities and
includes medical conditions seen today in which knowledge of clinical genetics can affect patient outcomes. Copies are available through the
American College of Medical Genetics at www.acmg.net . In this Instructional Innovations Lecture, Mr. Faucett will demonstrate the CDROM program. He will discuss its value as a genetic education tool and the potential use of the educational model – the Virtual Clinic - in
other educational programs. Evaluation of the program, feedback from other educators, and lessons learned in the development of the
program will be presented.
Andy Faucett, MS, CGC is currently in his third year of an Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (ATPM) career development
program in the CDC PHPPO/DLS Laboratory Genomics Branch which houses the CLIA activities including oversight of genetic testing. His
activities focus on the educational needs as genetics/genomics is integrated into public health and specifically the public health lab.
Additionally, he works on joint projects with the CDC Office of Genomic and Disease Prevention. The CDC/ATPM program is designed to
provide “on-the-job” public health experience and training while providing the CDC with clinical expertise in genetics. He received an MS
in human genetics from Sarah Lawrence College. Prior to July 2001, his primary role was clinical genetic counseling services at Memorial
Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia and at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He is an active leader in the profession of
genetic counseling through the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC), and currently serves on the board of directors of the
American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC), and the board of the Jane Engelberg Memorial Fellowship (JEMF).