GENC 407 Ethical, Legal, Social Issues in_Clinical Genetics
Knowledge and information in the field of Genetics is developing rapidly. We hear about the genome project and its implications for society at large on a daily basis. Along with this knowledge explosion come many difficult questions and challenges as clinicians work to integrate this new knowledge into their clinical practices with clients and families. This course will focus on examining the ethical and legal dilemmas inherent in this rapidly growing field with the emphasis on examining these issues from the perspective of current theory in the field of ethics and law. At the completion of this course, students will be able to understand and integrate the complexities of clinical genetics into their work with patients.