Additional Resources
Applicant Resources
National Society of Genetic Counselors: the largest association of genetic counselors
Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling: accreditation board for Master's programs
American Board of Genetic Counselors: organization that certifies genetic counseling professionals
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Genetic Counselors: a job outlook summary in the US
Genetic Counseling Admissions Match: every applicant must register for the Match
NSGC Find a Counselor: find counselors for informational interviews
Minority Genetic Professionals Network: an organization for personal and professional development
Prospective Genetic Counselor Guidance Program: a mentorship program providing opportunities to virtually engage with professional Genetic Counselors
Media Resources
Journals:
Videos/Podcasts:
NSGC Master Genetic Counselor Series
GC Chat: A Genetic Counselling Podcast
Patient Stories with Grey Genetics
Books:
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived by Adam Rutherford
The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Carrier: Untangling the Danger in my DNA by Bonnie Rough
Genetic Rounds: A Doctor’s Encounters in the Field that Revolutionized Medicine by Robert Marion
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
The Boy Who Loved Too Much: A True Story of Pathological Friendliness by Jennifer Latson
When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold Kushner
The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis
Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism by Ron Suskind
The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Orphan – The Quest to Save Children With Rare Genetic Disorders by Philip J. Reilly
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon
A Cancer In The Family by Theodora Ross, MD, PhD
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
Mapping Fate : A Memoir of Family, Risk, and Genetic Research by Nancy Wexler
A Guide to Genetic Counseling by Wendy Uhlmann
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
Raising a Rare Girl: A Memoir by Heather Lanier
The Still Point of the Turning World by Emily Rapp
Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker
The Boy in the Moon: A Father's Search for His Disabled Son by Ian Brown
Run to the Light by Laura King Edwards
The Violinist’s Thumb And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code by Sam Kean
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Life Histories of Genetic Disease by Andrew Hogan
Blame by Tony Holzman
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
Are We Smart Enough To Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal
She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity by Carl Zimmer