ACMG unveils new online educational portal focusing on genetics and genomic medicine

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has unveiled its new ACMG Genetics Academy for Genetic and Genomic Education at www.acmg.net/education, an online educational portal where healthcare professionals interested in genetics and genomics in clinical and laboratory practice can enroll in courses and create their own personal learning management center.

From the fundamentals of genetics and genomics to the best practices of clinical care, the ACMG Genetics Academy will offer healthcare professionals and scientists access to a variety of dynamic educational formats in one easy to use site: self-paced interactive learning, webcasts, live streaming courses, online archived courses and more. It offers a personalized learning center where individuals can track their courses, manage their credits and access course blogs. New content will be added to the ACMG Genetics Academy regularly. The hugely popular ACMG Genomics Case Conferences, which began in 2014, are also available in the Genetics Academy. During each Genomic Case Conference a team from a selected institution has presented and led discussions on intriguing, complex or difficult patient cases, with the goal of illustrating the adaptation of exome or genome sequencing technology in clinical care.

"We envision the ACMG Genetics Academy to become a trusted hub of education in the ever-changing field of genetics and genomic medicine. No matter whether you are a genetics professional, a primary care provider or a specialist in another field, it is increasingly clear that all healthcare providers will need to have accurate and current knowledge of how genetic and genomic testing and interpretation can be applied to patient care. We hope to give those professionals convenient access to educational resources in genetics and genomics so they can provide the best care possible," said Michael S. Watson, MS, PhD, FACMG, executive director of the ACMG.

The ACMG Genetics Academy also offers handy features such as just-in-time learning support and participants will be able to view comprehensive reports on course activity, test scores, course completions and credits earned.

Short Video Tutorial on ACMG Genetics Academy is Also Now Available

Jane Radford, MHA, CHCP, ACMG's associate director of education said, "The ACMG Genetics Academy is very easy and intuitive to use, but to make it even easier, we've created a short four minute video tutorial showing users how to access all of the features." The brief tutorial video is at www.acmg.net/education and also on The ACMG Channel on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/theACMGChannel.