Overview
The Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center's Genetics Program for Nursing Faculty (GPNF) was a multifaceted genetics educational program for nursing faculty. The GPNF was made possible through funding from the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research Program of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health and the Division of Nursing, Health Resources and Services Administration.
The GPNF (1996 - 2003) highly acclaimed offerings consisted of:
- Seven annual on-site Genetics Summer Institutes (GSIs) (1997 - 2003)
- Web-Based Genetics Institute (WBGI) (2002 - present)
- Participant follow-up, educational support, and networking opportunities (1997 - 2003)
- A two-day genetics update workshop offered every two years (1999 - 2003)
The Cincinnati Children's WBGI is still offered for all nurses. Learn more about the WBGI.
A sample of participants' comments:
Genetic Summer Institute Participants
- "Excellent! Current information presented, which definitely relates to everything we teach and needs to be incorporated." "Wonderful experience, informative, current information that is hard to get elsewhere. This is the workshop!"
- "This has been a life event. My career has been at a crossroads, now I have a direction."
- One of the most intense and significant learning experiences
Web-Based Genetics Institute
- Genetics CAN be learned in an online format. I wondered about that but am pleased to report that with the creativity and warmth of the WBGI faculty, this was entirely possible and enjoyable.
- I came in with admittedly little knowledge of genetics, and left with an understanding of important basic concepts, experience in applying the concepts, and a multitude of ideas for sharing the knowledge with the nurses of tomorrow.
- I've had genetics courses in graduate school and have done much reading on cancer genetics since entering the field 20+ years ago. However, this course provided me with in-depth understanding of genetics. In addition to the biological concepts/content, the modules addressed the very important ethical/moral/legal and psychosocial issues paramount to a thorough understanding and appreciation of genetics.
- Like everyone else, I learned far more from this course than I thought possible. I have been very impressed with how well the web-based format works and how it has exposed us to the web resources available.
I was skeptical that one could really learn on-line and now I've become a believer… Unlike attending a CEU conference, one cannot be a passive learner with this type of format.
- In all my doctoral education, I would have to say this course has had the most impact.
For a Blackboard neophyte, like me, the directions were clear and the willingness to give assistance encouraging.
Contact Us
Fax: 513-636-0124
Email: gepn@cchmc.org
