Course Detail
Units:
1.5
Course Components:
Clinical
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisite: Genetic counseling students only.
Description
Students will participate in various fieldwork placements such as adult genetics, general genetics, metabolic genetics, perinatal genetics, cancer genetics, or specialty clinics. Genetic Counseling students are required to successfully complete each supervised fieldwork rotations, generally consisting of six (6) rotations of six (6) weeks in length. One of these placements may also include research activities. In non-elective fieldwork rotations, students will practice genetic counseling skills under the supervision of board-certified genetics counselors.