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What do they do?
What do they do?
Genetic counsellors are professionals who have specialized training in genetics and counselling to provide personalized help patients may need as they make decisions about their genetic health. You will encounter and be taught by members from the counselling team at Cambridge University Hospitals.
What modules are relevant?
What modules are relevant?
A student wishing to pursue a career as a genetic counsellor might want to consider the following combination of modules:
GM1 - An introduction to human genetics and genomics
GM2 - Omics techniques and their application to genomic medicine
GM3 - Genomics of common and rare inherited diseases
GM4 - Molecular pathology of cancer and application in cancer diagnosis, screening, and treatment
GM6 - Pharmacogenetics and stratified healthcare
GM7 - Bioinformatics, interpretation and data quality assurance in genome analysis
GMO2 - Counselling skills for genomics
GMO5 - Epigenetics and epigenomics
Research Project (clinically focused)
"This combination of modules includes three with elements taught by genetic counsellors. Students will benefit from interactions with both genetic counsellors and clinical geneticists who contribute to these modules."
"This combination of modules includes three with elements taught by genetic counsellors. Students will benefit from interactions with both genetic counsellors and clinical geneticists who contribute to these modules."
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