Knowledge and understanding of medical school freshmen about heredity and genetics / 医学教育

ABSTRACT

1) Medical students and students of the teacher-training course at Shinshu University were compared regarding their knowledge and understanding of heredity and genetics.<BR>2) Medical students' were better able to recognize terms related to genetics than were students of the teacher-training course, although medical students'understanding was not always correct.In both groups understanding was not related to whether the student had studied biology in high school.<BR>3) A standardized education system for clinical genetics for medical students is urgently needed in Japan.