Barriers in applying to genetic counseling Master's degree programs: Perceptions of prospective applicants when compared with Canadian admissions committee members.
The goal of this study was to identify potential barriers in applying to a genetic counseling (GC) Master's degree program to inform strategies for increasing diversity and inclusiveness in the GC student recruitment process. Participants included prospective GC program applicants and admissions com...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Genetic Counseling Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 896 - 906 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=169727008&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 169727008 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10597700 41A jtl: Journal of Genetic Counseling issn: 10597700 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2023 vid: 32 iid: 4 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 169727008 162532148 169727008 169727008 10.1002/jgc4.1698 169727008 ppf: 896 ppct: 10 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Barriers in applying to genetic counseling Master's degree programs: Perceptions of prospective applicants when compared with Canadian admissions committee members. aug: au: Zahavich, Laura Babul‐Hirji, Riyana affil: Department of Genetic Counselling, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Ontario,, Canada sug: subj: Genetic Counseling Education Education, Masters Committees Human Male Female Adolescence Adult Credentialing Examinations Quantitative Studies Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Summated Rating Scaling Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Male Female ab: The goal of this study was to identify potential barriers in applying to a genetic counseling (GC) Master's degree program to inform strategies for increasing diversity and inclusiveness in the GC student recruitment process. Participants included prospective GC program applicants and admissions committee members from the four Canadian accredited programs. The study was conducted using a quantitative survey‐based approach. Twenty‐five prospective applicants who previously applied to a GC Master's degree program, 26 who had not applied, and 48 admissions committee members completed the survey. The small number of positions in GC programs was perceived by all groups as highly likely to impact an applicant's ability to gain acceptance to a program as was the limited number of GC training programs. Prospective applicants perceived additional barriers as significantly more likely to impact an individual's ability to apply to/attend a program when compared with admissions committee members including: cost of the application process, the applicant being a visible minority and the applicant having a physical disability. These findings highlight a number of perceived barriers related to applying to a GC Master's degree program. To our knowledge, this is the first study surveying prospective applicants and admissions committee members on barriers faced during the application process. The data from this study can also be used to inform the application process for other health professions. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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