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Fig. 2 | BMC Medical Education

Fig. 2

From: A training and education program for genome medical research coordinators in the genome cohort study of the Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization

Fig. 2

Relationship between overall understanding and usefulness of the ToMMo GMRC education and training program. The 18 sessions were composed of 17 lectures (Nos. 1 to 17) and one practical training exercise (No. 18), as indicated in the figure. a Level of understanding of each session on a 5-point Likert scale. b Percentage of respondents who found each lesson useful in their job. c Association between the level of understanding and overall usefulness of each session. The levels of understanding shown in (a) were converted into numerical values from 1 to 5 according to a low to high level of understanding then the mean values were calculated. Session Nos. 1–8, categorized as basic knowledge of genetics and epidemiology, are shown in blue, while session Nos. 9–18, categorized as GMRC practices, are shown in magenta. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was 0.89 (p < 0.0001)

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