Number of Credits: 2
Course Director: Dina Green, MA, MS, CGC
Pre-requisite: enrollment genetic counseling Master of Science program or permission from the program
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Course Schedule
Semester: Spring I
Course Description
This course is designed to introduce the principles and practice of genetic counseling for hereditary cancer syndromes. The course will cover in detail common and rare hereditary cancer syndromes testing strategies, and the psychosocial and ethical aspects of genetic counseling for hereditary cancer syndromes.
Course Goal
To inform learners about topics in cancer genetics including common and rare hereditary cancer syndromes, the role of somatic analysis in hereditary cancer risk assessment, and the evolving psychosocial and ethical considerations in cancer genetic counseling.