Table 2 The motivations to work in a new role in the specialties.
Motivating factor | Illustrative quotes |
|---|---|
Previous knowledge or experience in the specialty area | I always may have had a really strong interest in specialty genetics. I really enjoy as a subspecialty of genetics. I think it’s really interesting and previously quite underserved area of genetics. (#06) I was sometimes going to the specialist outpatient clinic. I was seeing patients there and talking about their genetic test results or consenting them to the project. (#01) |
Contributions to a new area for genomics | It does feel different to just being in a role that exists and you’re just one of the people who’s doing the job. Whereas in the specialty I feel like we’re creating something… which is pretty cool. (#11) |
Acquisition of new knowledge | [P]harmacogenomic testing is probably something that isn’t even happening in clinical genetics… because it didn’t exist in genetics very much beforehand. We’re all learning about pharmacogenomics together. (#12) |
Preparation for prospective changes of the genetic counselling profession | [M]ainstreaming of genetic testing is kind of the future of the profession of genetic counselling, and it sounds like a really exciting opportunity to be part of the team, part of the project that was implementing the mainstreaming of genetic testing. (#03) |
A solution to address fast-growing demands for genomic testing | [O]ur genetic service itself is extremely stretched for resources. We have more referrals than we can possibly manage. And so, this idea of mainstream genetic testing is really one possible solution. We’re very keen to explore, to try and help manage the growing needs for genetic services. (#06) |
Inspiration from the success of mainstreaming genomics in oncology | [I]t’s a really worthwhile service. We provide that sort of rapid testing. For patients I think, it is really useful. And there’s really good data [from cancer mainstreaming] showing that it’s beneficial to patients with a lot of other treatment plans going on… And so I think we’re really excited to be part of something new. (#08) |
