Improving racial diversity in the genomics workforce: An examination of challenges and opportunities

Genet Med. 2022 Aug;24(8):1640-1643. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.04.015. Epub 2022 Apr 26.

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
² The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, CT.
³ Geri and Richard Brawerman Nursing Institute and Nursing Research Department, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
⁴ Department of Medical Affairs, Myriad Women's Health, Inc, South San Francisco, CA.
⁵ Center for Research on People of Color, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY.
⁶ Health and Medicine Division, The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, DC.
⁷ Health and Medicine Division, The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, DC. Electronic address: sbeachy@nas.edu.

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Keywords: DEI; Diversity, equity, and inclusion; Genetic counselor; Genetics; Genomics workforce.

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