Raising Genomics Literacy, Knowledge, and Awareness - Chapter 10 - Discrepancies in global genomics education

Genomics education has become increasingly critical in contemporary healthcare, given the rapid advancements in genomic technologies and their applications in medical practice. Historically, Europe has played a seminal role in genetics, dating back to Gregor Mendel's foundational work in the mid-19th century. By the late 20th century, medical genetics had secured a place in the undergraduate medical curricula in many European countries, and it attained specialty status by the early 1980s. Similarly, in the United States, genetics began to be formally included in medical education as early as the mid-1950s. Despite these early advancements, there remains considerable variability in the depth and scope of genomics education across different regions of the world.