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Exploring the perceived self-efficacy of genetic counselors as teachers

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Acknowledgments

This work was conducted by Justin Gasparini to fulfill a degree requirement for his Master in Genetic Counseling (Research Project). A preliminary version of these findings was presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (Poster Presentation).

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  1. Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Justin Gasparini

  2. Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Justin Gasparini

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Utah, 500 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108, USA

    Tatiana Yuzyuk & Irene De Biase

  4. ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Tatiana Yuzyuk & Irene De Biase

  5. Lineagen Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Allison Ortega

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Gasparini, J., Yuzyuk, T., Ortega, A. et al. Exploring the perceived self-efficacy of genetic counselors as teachers. J Community Genet 10, 313–319 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-018-0380-6

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