Resources

Professional Organizations

National Matching Service (NMS)

NMS delivers state-of-the-art Match Placement Processes for professional organizations and industry. They customize matching systems to leverage best practices from leading market-design research while meeting the unique needs of each recruitment environment.

Minority Genetic Professionals Network

The Minority Genetic Professionals Network was created by the Western States Regional Genetics Network to address the limited racial and ethnic diversity among medical genetic professionals.

Genetics Opportunity Learning Development & Empowerment Network

GOLDEN is an initiative committed to cultivating interest in genetic counseling among prospective African-American/Black students.

National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC)

The National Society of Genetic Counselors advances the various roles of genetic counselors in health care by fostering education, research, and public policy to ensure the availability of quality genetic services.

American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC)

ABGC is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in 1993 for the purpose of
certifying and recertifying genetic counselors.

Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC)

ACGC is the accreditation board for graduate programs in genetic counseling. ACGC advances quality in genetic counseling education by developing and maintaining standards for educational and clinical training of genetic counseling students and implementing a peer-review process to evaluate programs.

Association of Genetic Counseling Program Directors (AGCPD)

Established in 1992, the AGCPD was formed to promote collaborative interactions between various genetic counseling training programs and to help support their high standards of practice.