First of all, professional introduction
The genetic counseling program of Emory University School of Medicine was established on 20 1 1, which is the only genetic counseling program in Georgia, USA. It has been fully certified by the American Genetic Advisory and Certification Committee.
After completing this project, you can get a master's degree in human genetics and genetic counseling, and you are eligible to take the qualification examination organized by the American Genetic Advisory Committee.
Among the students who took the exam at Emory University, the proportion of students who passed the exam for the first time was as high as 97%.
Second, professional advantages.
The specialty of genetic counseling organically combines advanced courses, rich clinical experience and focus practice based on research. The internship lasts for five semesters. Through the internship, students can deeply explore a field such as public health genomics, clinical genetics practice and research, and laboratory genetic services.
Emory University's genetic counseling training program belongs to the Department of Human Genetics, and the background is the beautiful campus in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. This department ranks in the top fifteen in the United States. Its teachers engaged in basic research have been fully trained. Its medical genetics equipment is complete, equipped with genetics clinic and genetics laboratory.
In addition, the Department of Human Genetics also provides training in human genetics and medical genetics for graduate students, laboratory researchers, medical students and doctors undergoing internship training.
Third, the curriculum.
The genetic counseling training program of Emory University needs 2 1 month (grade 20 18). You need to complete five training sessions in a row. Each time lasts 16 weeks. Only by completing at least 75 credits and a top-level project can you graduate from medical school and get a master's degree in human genetics and genetic counseling.
The course of genetic counseling combines advanced training in human/medical genetics and psychological counseling with abundant clinical practice opportunities. One of its characteristics is "focused practice". This kind of practice can provide students with in-depth practical and research experience, so as to closely follow the changes and development of genetic counseling industry.
Genetics-related courses include the following:
Human genetics, developmental biology and teratology, medical genetics, current topics of clinical genetics experiments, genetics of common diseases, public health genomics (online courses), and characteristics of genomics.
The consultation course includes the following contents:
Introduction to genetic counseling, theory and practice of genetic counseling (1), theory and practice of genetic counseling (2), theory and practice of genetic counseling (3), discussion of genetic counseling.
The rest of the courses include the following:
Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics (compulsory), biomedical ethics (compulsory).
In addition, clinical practice, focus practice and genetic counseling research need to be completed.