Posts Tagged ‘NSGC’
Faces of Genetic Counseling: Diane Koeller, Advocating for the Transgender Community
In the blog series, “Faces of Genetic Counseling”, we highlight genetic counselors who come from diverse backgrounds and serve as representatives and advocates within their field. For our first installment we had the opportunity of speaking with Diane Koeller, MS, MPH, LCGC a genetic counselor at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston who works closely…
Read MoreAdvice for the Genetic Counseling Grad School Application Process
This is a guest post by our Communications Lead, Kira Dineen, check out the original post on DNA Today’s website which also features a half hour audio podcast episode where three fellow incoming genetic counseling graduate students discuss the application process. Learn the overall application timeline, cost of the process, preparing for applications, resources, prerequisites,…
Read More#NSGCGenePool Second Annual Tweetchat
The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has launched the second year of its NSGC Digital Ambassador Program. This program highlights advocates and providers in the genetics field who raise awareness about the role of genetic counseling and promote their shared interest across their networks. The group consists of 15 influencers, including our President/CEO, Ellen Matloff,…
Read MoreGenetic Counseling 2018 Professional Status Survey
The National Society of Genetic Counselors’ (NSGC) 2018 Professional Status Survey Reports have been released. In this blog post, we outline the highlights from the publically available Executive Summary. All of the graphics and information in this blog are directly from the Excutive Summary. Members of the NSGC have access to all the specific reports including Demographics and Methodology,…
Read MoreGenetic Counselor Awareness Day Tweetchat
To celebrate the first Genetic Counselor Awareness Day on November 9th, the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) hosted a tweetchat, #IAmAGenticCounselor. Genetic counselors shared their inspiration to join the field, their respective roles and advice to prospective students. Check out some highlights below! We also recapped NSGC’s awareness day webinar presented by our CEO/President, Ellen…
Read MoreBlazing The Trail: Why Genetic Counselors Must Lead The Genomics Revolution
To celebrate the first Genetic Counseling Awareness Day (November 9th), our CEO/President, Ellen Matloff, presented as the inaugural speaker for The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) webinar event. Here’s a recap of a few career challenges she shared and her call to action for fellow genetic counselors. You can watch the full webinar on…
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