Understanding the Relationships between Race, Ethnicity,

这个项目检查病人？健康专家呢？了解种族、民族和基因之间的关系。该项目利用三种广泛的方法来解决这些问题：(1)开发一个评估个人能力的量表。对种族、民族和遗传学的理解；(2)定性和定量数据收集，以了解当前关于种族、民族、祖先、身份和遗传之间关系的信念、使用和知识；(3)发展关于种族、民族、血统和遗传学的科学政策和医学教育的理论框架。

This project examines patients? and health professionals? understanding of the relationships between race, ethnicity and genetics. The project utilizes three broad approaches to address these issues: (1) development of a scale to assess individual?s understanding of race, ethnicity and genetics; and (2) qualitative and quantitative data collection to understand the current beliefs, use and knowledge of the relationships between race, ethnicity, ancestry, identity and genetics; and (3) development of a theoretical framework for science policy and medical education on race, ethnicity, ancestry and genetics. One branch of this study will develop a scale entitled ?the Human Genetic Variation Knowledge and Beliefs Scale? (HGVB) to measure physicians? knowledge of human genetic variation, beliefs about biologic and genetic differences based upon their patients? race and ethnicity and the use of these constructs in clinical decision making. The second branch of this project focuses on the collection of empirical data on patients? and health professionals? understanding and use of race, ethnicity and ancestral origins in health care settings.