Core Competencies for All Health Care Professionals (2007)
This document provides basic guidance to a broad range of individuals and groups as they plan educational initiatives in genetics and genetically based health care.
Target Audience: All health care professionals
Core Principles in Genetics (2004)
This document provides guidance about the content that should constitute basic instruction in genetics for those in health care. The principles focus on basic biology related to genetics. They are available in English and Spanish
Target Audience: All health care professionals
Principles of Genetics in the Context of Common Disease (2006)
NCHPEG developed a set of principles that are intended to guide educational efforts that address the expansion of genetics into the realm of common complex diseases. The principles were adapted from: “A Framework for Genetics and Complex Disease,” with permission of the Foundation for Genetic Education and Counseling
Target Audience: Educators
Principles in Family History (2008)
This document lays out health care professional competencies for taking and interpreting a family history. There is a complementary slide set on family history for teaching purposes available.
Target Audience: All health care professionals