Enjoy this video featuring the WAF AID-GC scholars, volunteers who presented a terrific virtual event for aspiring WAF AID-GC graduate students. Participants had the opportunity to ask questions and to gain a sense of what life could look like as a WAF AID-GC scholar.
The current scholars shared their experiences throughout the first few months, including applications, admissions, classes, clinics and life at their universities. WAF AID-GC students have incredible opportunities to learn from dedicated practitioners who provide awe-inspiring care.
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 …
Sarah Lawrence College’s Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics is proud to announce its membership in the Alliance to Increase Diversity in Genetic Counseling, a new initiative generously supported by The Warren Alpert Foundation (WAF). Led by The University of Pennsylvania, the grant supports genetic counseling master’s programs at five institutions …
Written by John Chadwick | SAS Senior Writer Five schools in the Northeast address lack of diversity together Since its inception in 2017, the Rutgers Genetic Counseling Master’s Program has been preparing students for careers in one of the nation’s fastest-growing healthcare professions, securing 100 percent employment for its graduates. Now the …
Penn Medicine has been awarded a $9.5 million grant from the Warren Alpert Foundation to continue its efforts to increase diversity in genetic counseling, a field that, despite impressive leaps forward in genetic knowledge, lacks a diverse workforce. The Alliance to Increase Diversity in Genetic Counseling grant will support 40 …
On this year’s Genetic Counselor Awareness Day, Boston University School of Medicine’s MS Genetic Counseling Program (BUGCP) is announcing two exciting new initiatives to continue enhancing the training and expertise within the field of genetic counseling. For the 2021-2022 admissions cycle, BUGCP will offer enrollment in a dual degree MS MPH …