Someone Who Looks Like You
By Scott Harris To better serve patients of all backgrounds, Penn is leading a multi-university effort to increase racial and ethnic diversity in genetic counseling. Chad was not yet a teenager when he made an emotional plea to his baseball coach. He had a condition that caused his lungs to fill with blood. Medication helped manage the disease but led to weight gain and fatigue. He was being bullied as a result. Chad’s mother suffered from mental health issues serious …