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A comparison between the delivery of genomic and pharmacogenomic education and training for pharmacy undergraduates between the UK and other international countries: A narrative review
Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Start page: 102481
Swansea University Authors:
Sophie Harding, Amira Guirguis
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.cptl.2025.102481
Abstract
Genomics is perceived to impact healthcare in the United Kingdom and pharmacy professionals are believed to have a key role in the delivery of pharmacogenomic services. Purpose: To compare the delivery of genomic education within pharmacy undergraduate training between the UK and other countries. Me...
| Published in: | Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning |
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| ISSN: | 1877-1297 1877-1300 |
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Elsevier BV
2026
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa70688 |
| Abstract: |
Genomics is perceived to impact healthcare in the United Kingdom and pharmacy professionals are believed to have a key role in the delivery of pharmacogenomic services. Purpose: To compare the delivery of genomic education within pharmacy undergraduate training between the UK and other countries. Method: Six electronic databases were searched including MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane Library using variations of the terms pharmacogenomic, genomics and education, looking at all levels of education. No date restrictions were applied. Studies were then screened for duplicates and eligibility for inclusion. Results: Fifty studies were included and categorised into three main themes: identifying training requirements, training methods, and curriculum design/review. Most studies (n = 30) were from the United States. Many international studies highlighted the need to improve pharmacy undergraduate pharmacogenomic training. The pharmacist pharmacogenomic focussed competencies available in the United States have underpinned the development of pharmacist pharmacogenomic education and many studies described a mixed-methods approach to education delivery to ensure pharmacy student pharmacogenomic competence. The curricula evaluation in the Unites States and Australia demonstrated improved pharmacogenomic content within school of pharmacy curriculums but lacks nationwide standardisation. Conclusions: This review demonstrates global growth in pharmacy pharmacogenomic education, particularly in the US, where competencies and delivery methods have been defined and explored across institutions. The United Kingdom should develop its own competency framework to guide pharmacogenomic education for pharmacy undergraduates. This would support efforts to standardise genomic content in UK pharmacy curricula and promote the creation of standardised tools for effective training across all pharmacy schools. |
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| Item Description: |
Review |
| Keywords: |
Education; Genomics; Pharmacogenomics; Healthcare professional student; Narrative review |
| College: |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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This work was supported by a fellowship bursary to SH provided by Precision Healthcare Technology Accelerator (PHTA) Birmingham, UK in collaboration with Swansea University, Swansea, UK. |
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1 |
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102481 |