Course overview

Benefits of this course

Studying at a smaller, more specialist university means we will get to know you and help you reach your potential. The Genomic Healthcare PgCert has been designed based on feedback from our healthcare students. In recent years, a broad range of health professionals have chosen to study with us, including GPs, surgeons, consultants, research nurses, genetic technologists and biomedical scientists.

You will look at the role of genetics in disease and how genomic information can explain disease mechanisms and biology. Examples of both common and rare diseases will be shared from across the entire healthcare spectrum to demonstrate how to interpret genomic data.

You would explore the impact of genomic technologies on individual lives and public discourse and know how to communicate and provide support to individuals and their families. Youll learn how to do this in practical sessions using role play scenarios.

City St George's uses a patient-centred approach in education like inviting representatives from patient groups or someone who has been through a genetic process to share their experience and what it meant to them.

Award

You can select to apply for one of the available exit points for this course.

• Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert)

Who is this course for?

Our Genomic Healthcare PgCert is the perfect fit for professionals such as clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, and midwives. Well provide knowledge on subjects relevant to healthcare practice and patient care that can support what you do every day in your role.