UCSF Genetic Counseling Program

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🚨 Don’t miss out! 🚨 Join our UCSF Genetic Counseling Program Webinar on Oct 21 @ 5:30 PM PT! 🧬✨ ✅ Meet our leadership team ✅ Learn about the application process ✅ Get your questions answered! 🔥 Register now or scan the QR code: tinyurl.com/ym9mmhfy

Ready to take the next step toward becoming a GC? Join our webinar for a sneak peek into UCSF’s Genetic Counseling Program! Discover what we're about incl admissions. Then get your questions answered by our team. Scan the QR code to register! We're excited to meet you!

Ready to take the next step in your academic journey? Join our interactive webinar for an inside look at our GC program & admissions process! Stick around for a live Q&A to connect with our team. Register now via the link or scan the QR code! 👇 tinyurl.com/ym9mmhfy

Curious about genetic counseling? 🧬✨ Join us as our seasoned GCs break down a real case and answer your questions live! Don’t miss this chance to dive into the world of genetic counseling. Register now for the Zoom link! forms.office.com/r/za0TCgDZV3?o…

On Monday, we welcomed these incredible humans to campus for orientation. We’re SO pumped for the next two years and can’t wait to help them grow into the genetic counselors of tomorrow. 🧬 Cheers to the Class of 2026—let the adventure begin! 🙌💥

We made it to NOLA! 🎭 In only 24 hours: amazing sessions, tasty beignets, and tolerable humidity 😅 (#WestCoastWimps). So excited to reconnect with UC Berkeley, CSU, & UCSF friends on Thurs evening. Join the fun! 🙌

Whoops! Apologies for any confusion, our application closes Dec 3, 2024, not 2025. 2025 is just waaaaay too long to hold on to an application!

@minoritygenetic @GCA_Assoc @SCaGCPSN @GOLDENDNA2 Whoops! Apologies for any confusion, our application closes Dec 3, 2024, not 2025. 2025 is just waaaaay too long to hold on to an application!

ICYMI our admissions app opened last week! It's avail 'til 12/3/25 so pull out that keyboard and get started. Check our website for scholarship opportunities and this info on Match Fee waivers. Can't wait to meet the Class of 2027!!! geneticcounseling.ucsf.edu/financial

NOLA here we come! It's annual conference time and we're looking forward to reconnecting (and beignets too). UCSF GC Program supporters, alums of UC Berkeley, CSU & UCSF please join our annual reunion event Th 9/19 Plates NOLA, RSVPs are appreciated: lnkd.in/g5sDR8Cj

🧬 Last, but not least, we are highlighting Andrea! Andrea completed her capstone project entitled “Developing rWGS Learning Materials for Providers: A Quality Improvement Study” under the supervision of Jason Carmichael, MS, LCGC.

🧬 The next graduate highlight is Gabrielle! Gabrielle completed her capstone project entitled “Perspectives of Individuals with X & Y Variations on Provider Communication and Prenatal Genetic Screening” under the supervision of Julie Harris-Wai, MPH, PhD.

🧬 Starting our last day of highlights is Dorothy! Dorothy completed her capstone project entitled “Understanding Why Genetic Associations Differ by Ancestry: Circulating Autoantibodies During Pregnancy” under the supervision of Lauren Weiss, PhD.

🧬 Our next grad is Sarah! Sarah completed her capstone project entitled “Follow Up of Patients with Pathogenic BRCA1/2 Mutations on UCSF500 Testing” under the supervision of Kathy Ross, MS, LCGC.

🧬 Next up is Jessica! Jessica completed her capstone project entitled “Integrating Genetic Ancestry into Clinical Care: Accuracy, Utility, and Stakeholder Views” under the supervision of Aleks Rajkovic, MD, PhD, and Sawona Biswas, MS, CGC.

🧬 Starting off our highlights today is David! David completed his capstone project entitled “Provider Perspectives of Telehealth Across Different Genetic Counseling Specialties” under the supervision of Joyce So, MD, PhD.

🧬 The next grad is Casandra! Casandra completed her capstone project entitled “The Implementation and Qualitative Review of a Lab Report Guide for Fetal Genome Sequencing at UCSF” under the supervision of Billie Lianoglou, MS, LCGC, and Sara Ackerman, PhD, MPH.

🧬 A big congrats to Fion! Fion completed her capstone project entitled “Genetics Patient and Provider Perspectives on Telehealth and In-person Appointments” under the supervision of Joyce So, MD, PhD.