Ethics of Genomic Medicine

Catalog description

As practitioners and leaders in genomic medicine, KGI graduates will be at the forefront in the use and application of diagnostics and information related to genomic medicine. As a result, they will be confronted with ethical issues related to the research, development, marketing, use, application, and sharing of genomic research and information. Therefore, this course explores the ethical challenges around genomics, the use of genomic information, and genomic medicine. This class will focus on the practical application of ethical principles and theories to genomic medicine and genetic counseling through real world case studies and examples.