Course Details
Number of Credits: 2
Course Director: Ji-Sun Kim, CGC
Pre-requisite: Successful completion of Year 1 of the Genetic Counseling Program, current enrollment in the Genetic Counseling Master of Science Program, successful completion of Molecular Methods, Bioinformatics, and Variant Analysis for Clinicians (Course Number: MSGC 5009), or permission from the program director.
Semester: Fall II
Course Description: This course is a continuation of topics discussed in MSGC 5009, and provides an overview of personalized medicine with an emphasis on genomic health. Students will discuss the advancement of treatment in different medical sub-specialties using genomic data. Subspecialties include but are not limited to oncology, reproductive medicine, and pharmacogenomics. Students will be presented clinical cases of personalized medicine in practice and will be introduced their ethical, legal and economic implications.
Course Goal: Students will be familiarized with advancement of genomic medicine, focusing on personalized medicine in sub-specialty fields and their influence on the evolving genetic counseling practice. Students will be introduced and are expected to gain insight on our health care system, disparities across health and society and be able to interpret policies and laws related to genetics and medicine.