Ms. Kennedy BIOL 206d Genetic Counseling Journal Club Noncredit. Informal biweekly meeting of students and faculty at which recent papers are discussed. Usually offered every year. Case Conferences and Family Counseling Taught by a team of health care professionals. Case studies provide the basis for discussion of a variety of genetic disorders and the application of counseling modalities.
Students have an opportunity to share experiences gained during clinical internships.
Discussions emphasize the interplay of medical, psychological, ethical, legal, social, and cultural factors in genetic counseling. Usually offered every year. Ms. Kim and Ms. Kennedy BIOL 211d Genetic Counseling Fieldwork Placement Students work eight to 10 hours per week in a clinical genetics laboratory, a community-based health service organization, or a public health agency. Usually offered every year. I Starting in the summer and continuing through the fall semester, students work two days a week under the supervision of a genetic counselor or clinical geneticist in a prenatal, pediatric, general, or specialty genetics clinic.