The National Genomic Research Library course for Medical Doctors

This course is designed to educate learners on the key details around the new National Genomic Research Library, which has been set up as a research arm of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service.

Learning objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• summarise the types of information contained in the NGRL;
• describe how the genomic samples and data in the NGRL are used, stored and accessed;
• explain how the NGRL may be of benefit to patients and more broadly for healthcare; and
• recognise the possible questions or concerns patients and family members may have about the NGRL.

The main purpose of this course is to help you understand what the NGRL is, how it is governed and accessed, and how it is linked to the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS). It is part of a series of courses about facilitating genomic testing.