Curriculum

Overview

The Genetics Program for Nursing Faculty at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center provides several resources for nursing programs that are seeking to improve their genetics curriculum. These include:

Nursing Schools' Strategies for Integrating Genetics into Curriculum

Participants in the Genetics Program for Nursing Faculty at Cincinnati Children's have developed strategies for integrating genetics into their nursing curricula. The schools below have agreed to make their currciula available as examples:

Georgia State University
Faculty Contact: Carol Grantham
cgrantham@gsu.edu

Madisonville Community College Nursing Department
Faculty Contact: Ann Hofmann, MSN, RN; Assistant Professor; Ann.Hofmann@KCTCS.net

College of Mount St. Joseph
Faculty Contact: Mary Kishman, MSN, RN; Assistant Professor; mary kishman@mail.msj.edu
Faculty Contact: Kathleen Chennel, MS, RN Instructor; kathleen_chennell@mail.msj.edu

University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters Nursing Department 
Faculty Contact: Nancy Bowers, MSN, RN; Assistant Professor; bowersns@ucrwcu.rwc.uc.edu

National Recommendations for Genetics Core Curriculum

Genetics Program for Nursing Faculty
1999 Consensus Recommendations

Nursing Faculty Proposals for Integrating Genetics Content Synopsis of Planned Curricular Change Activities from past Web-Based Genetics Instituteparticipants

Hetteberg, C., & Prows, C. A. (2004). A checklist to assist in the integration of genetics into nursing curricula. Nurs Outlook, 52(2), 85-88.

National Coalition of Health Care Professionals' Education in Genetics
Core Competencies in Genetics Essential for All Health-Care Professionals

Jenkins, J. F., Dimond, E., & Steinberg, S. (2001). Preparing for the future through genetics nursing education. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 33(2), 191-195.

Jenkins, J.F., Prows, C., Dimond, E., Monsen, R. & Williams, J. (2001). Recommendations for Educating Nurses in Genetics. Journal of Professional Nursing, 17(6), 283-290.

American Society of Human Genetics
Medical School Core Curriculum in Genetics

Genomic Competencies for the Public Health Workforce
Genomics Workforce Competencies 2001

Contact Us

Jo Ann Monday, Program Coordinator
Phone: 513-636-0123
Toll-free: 800-344-2462 extension 60123
Fax: 513-636-0124
Email: gepn@cchmc.org

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Genetics Education Program for Nurses

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• Organizations Served
• Educational Resources
• Curriculum
  • Overview
  • Georgia State University
  • Madisonville Community College
  • College of Mount St. Joseph
  • University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College
  • Faculty Suggestions / Strategies
  • Nursing Faculty Proposals for Integrating Genetics Content
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