Education, Coordination and Training
The Education, Coordination and Training Working Group aims to foster community engagement in all aspects of the ClinGen project through education, outreach, and resource development.
Goals
- Facilitate training for internal ClinGen Expert Panel and comprehensive volunteer curators
- Coordinate external outreach efforts
- Develop continuing educational modules and web content
- Train new coordinators and communicate updates to experienced coordinators on ClinGen policies and procedures
Chairs
Coordinators
Recruiting Volunteers
We work closely with the Community Curation Working Group to recruit volunteers to participate in ClinGen Curation activities.
Curation Training
We have representatives from the Gene, Variant, Dosage, Actionability, and Somatic curation efforts. These representatives are responsible for developing, scheduling and hosting training sessions.
Outreach
We lead efforts to represent ClinGen at meetings through our exhibit booth and events. We also send out a quarterly ClinGen newsletter.
Continuing Education
We are developing continuing education opportunities for ClinGen curators.
Documents
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ClinGen Variant Pathogenicity Curation ModuleMOC/CME Forms - February 14, 2025
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ClinGen Gene-Disease Validity Curation ModuleMOC/CME Forms - February 14, 2025
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ClinGen Education and Training OpportunitiesNews - June 3, 2020
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Development of a Consent Resource for Genomic Data Sharing in the Clinical SettingPublications - June 13, 2018
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ClinGen broad genomic data sharing brochure [Chinese]Data Sharing Resources - February 16, 2017
Working Group Membership
Membership spans many fields, including genetics, medical, academia, and industry.