Genetic
Counseling Programs
Revised
February 4, 2008
Genetic
Counseling Training Programs Accredited by the ABGC - over two dozen masters level genetic counseling programs have either Full,
Interim, or Recognized New Program Status. Programs with
any of the three types of accreditation meet the rigorous accreditation
criteria established by the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC).
Other Programs: International programs and lists
Programs
with Full Accreditation:
- Arcadia
University (Beaver College prior
to July 16, 2001), Glenside, PA
- Brandeis
University, Waltham, MA
- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- Howard University, Washington, DC
- Indiana
University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
- Johns
Hopkins Univ. / National Center for Human Genome Research, Bethesda,
MD
- McGill
University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
-
Medical
College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond,
VA
- Mt.
Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
-
Northwestern
University Medical School, Chicago, IL
- Sarah Lawrence College,
Bronxville, NY
- University
of British Columbia, Department of Medical Genetics, Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
- University
of California, Irvine, Orange, CA
- University
of Cincinnati College of Medicine / Children's Hospital Medical Center,
Cincinnati, OH
- University
of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO
- University
of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
- University
of Pittsburgh, PA
- University
of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
- University
of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX
- University
of Toronto, Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, and
Department of Genetics of the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
- University
of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
- Wayne
State University, Detroit, MI
Programs
with "Provisional Accreditation" or "Recognized New Programs" Status from ABGC
- Boston University
School of Medicine, Boston, MA
- California State University, Stanislaus, CA
- Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
- University of Arkansas (Online Consortium with Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)
- University
of Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK
- University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Programs with Probational Accreditation
International
Programs:
International Genetic Counseling Programs (Australia, Canada, China, Cuba, France, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom)
Australia
- Master
in Health Sciences (Genetic Counselling) at the Murdoch Institute, University
of Melbourne, University of Melbourne, Australia and Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Royal
Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville Victoria 3052, Phone
+61 3 8341 6200; Fax +61 3 9348 1391, e-mail: sahharm@cryptic.rch.unimelb.edu.au
- Masters
of Science in Genetic Counselling & Graduate Diploma in Genetic Counselling,
Hunter Genetics, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Both accredited by
the Board of Censors for Genetic Counselling through the Human Genetics Society
of Australasia
- University
of Newcastle, Faculty
of Medicine and Health Sciences, Genetic Counseling, International Students
Office, University Drive
Newcastle, NSW 2308 Australia, io@newcastle.edu, Phone: 011+61-49-216-595,
Fax: 011+61-49-601-766, Graduate Diploma
- Charles Sturt University
- Griffith University
Canada
Programs
with Full Accreditation from ABGC:
Programs
with "Recognized New Programs" Status from ABGC:
- University
of British Columbia, Department of Medical Genetics, Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
- University
of Toronto, Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, and
Department of Genetics of the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
China
Cuba
France
Israel
Japan
The Netherlands
Norway
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
United Kingdom (England, Wales, other)
- University
of Manchester, St. Mary's Hospital, Department of Medical Genetics,
M.Sc., Genetic Counselling, phone 011+44-161-275-2060, fax: 011+44-161-275-2058, rona.mayall@man.ac.uk
- Master’s
Degree in Genetic Counselling, Institute of Medical
Genetics, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, Wales
New Programs
(accreditation
application newly submitted)
Lists
of genetic counseling graduate programs
See also:
Former Programs
- University of Arizona Health Science Center, Tucson, AZ (closed 2005)
- University
of California, Berkeley, CA (closed about 2004)
- Genetic Counselling, School of
Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Griffith
University, Nathan, QLD 4111, phone: 011+07- 3875 5109,
Graduate Diploma of Genetic Counselling, Griffith University
Program, Australia, program withdrawn Sept 1, 2002
- Royal
Children's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia, Phone:011-07-3253
1686, e-mail: krombergj@health.qld.gov.au
- Imperial
College of Science, Technology and Medicine, M.Sc. Molecular
Genetics with Counselling, Imperial
College Genetics and Genomics Research Institute, London,
phone: 011+44-171-589-5111, fax: 011+44-171-5948002
Revised February 4, 2008
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