Assessing Genomic Literacy Among Medical Trainees and Practitioners in Pakistan

The genomic structure and composition of every individual is unique and genetic changes of diseased individuals vary from one another. Genomic literacy can be defined as the ability to achieve, process, understand and apply genomic knowledge for health-related decision-making. Medical practitioners can easily diagnose, analyze, and treat some major life-threatening diseases like cancer, based on genome composition with the introduction of new technologies in genomic sequencing of an individual patient. One of the key challenges is how to translate information of genomic benefits into clinical care. The lack of genomic knowledge, abilities, and confidence among medical practitioners are some of the principal obstacles to the delivery of genomic services into clinical practice.