Commentary from the Minority Genetic Professionals Network on the AGCPD Taskforce analysis of select criteria and performance on the ABGC certification examination by Myers et al. (2021)

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Sylvia Mann et al. J Genet Couns. 2022 Apr.

. 2022 Apr;31(2):324-325.

doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1561. Epub 2022 Feb 10.

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Keywords: GRE; admission; certification; minority.

Comment on

A report of the AGCPD task force to evaluate associations between select admissions requirements, demographics, and performance on ABGC certification examination.
Myers MF, Bergner A, Conway L, Duquette D, Durst AL, Yashar BM, Zhang X, Campion M. Myers MF, et al. J Genet Couns. 2022 Apr;31(2):302-315. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1537. Epub 2021 Dec 2. J Genet Couns. 2022. PMID: 34855258

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