Through R25 supplemental funding from the NHGRI and the multi-disciplinary Intersociety Coordinating Committee for Health Professional Education in Genomics (ISCC-PEG), universal exercises based on the TRIG model have been developed. A Universal Genomics Instructor Handbook and Toolkit are available to allow educators to develop specialty-specific TRIG-based exercises. Using a “plug-and-play” format, in which specialty specific diseases and genes can be added, the modules have been adapted to several specialties including cardiology, neurology, and ophthalmology with workshops held at national meetings.
Resources
Universal Genomics Instructor Handbook and Toolkit
The Universal Genomics Instructor Handbook and Toolkit, released in 2017, was adapted from the Training Residents in Genomics (TRIG) materials and is designed as a template to allow the user extensive customization to meet the unique needs of their specialty. It consists of a Universal Genomics Instructor Handbook containing four “universal exercises,” adaptable for use in almost any area of medicine, with the topics of single gene testing, use of multigene assays, whole-exome sequencing, and polygenic testing/pharmacogenomics. Of note, this last exercise (recognizing additional needs beyond that of the TRIG curriculum) includes pharmacogenomics data and genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The exercises are in a “plug-and-play” format in which diseases and genes can be added to allow specialty-specific customization. There is also a Universal Genomics Toolkit containing examples of how the curriculum has been adapted to cardiology, neurology, and ophthalmology audiences for workshops at the annual meetings at the American Heart Association (AHS), American Academy of Neurology (AAN), and American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Data has been published on a successful workshop held at an AHA Scientific Sessions Meeting.
Contributors and Staff
Key Contributors
- Richard L. Haspel, MD, PhD
- Kiran Musunuru, MD, PhD, MPH
- Jeffery Vance, MD, PhD
- Tim Stout, MD, PhD
- Veeral Shah, MD, PhD
ASCP Staff
- Suzanne Ziemnik
- Ryan Soles
- Kenneth Landgraf
- Devon Cortright
- Jay Wagner
- Meredith Engel
- Osiris Rojas
Cooperating Organizations
- Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics (ISCC-PEG)/Innovative Approaches Working Group
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Heart Association
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
Please note that the materials provided on the website are not specifically endorsed by any of the cooperating organizations listed above.