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The Career Arc Of Genetic Counselors: Trends, Transitions, And Motivations, Michael Peneycad, Wanchun Janice Smires, Kara Williams, Jovanni Cuevas
The Career Arc Of Genetic Counselors: Trends, Transitions, And Motivations, Michael Peneycad, Wanchun Janice Smires, Kara Williams, Jovanni Cuevas
Human Genetics Theses
The field of genetic counseling has evolved much since the first graduate program in genetic counseling was founded in 1969 and the profession has quickly become one of the fastest growing in the country. There exists prior research on job satisfaction and recent career trends of genetic counselors; however, there have been only limited attempts to chronicle genetic counseling career arcs to our knowledge. By surveying alumni from the Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics at Sarah Lawrence College, our study participants include genetic counselors who have been in the field from the earliest days of the profession. …