By GCs for GCs

The aim of this course is to equip clinical educators with the knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy necessary to navigate microaggressions and to intentionally foster inclusive, equity-minded, and responsive clinical learning environments. Any healthcare professionals involved with teaching are welcome to participate in this self-paced course. The course is comprised of two parts. Part 1 is self-paced, online, and comprised ...

These modules educate genetic counselors on gender-affirming care by amplifying the voices of their patients. While parts of this course are focused on the prenatal and cancer specialties, the majority of the concepts presented can be applied to all aspects of geneitc counseling practice. These are living modules and content is regularly reviewed and updated ...

This glossary is meant to be an ever-expanding document to familiarize ourselves with the terms used when discussing racism in the context of genetic counseling. By educating ourselves through these terms, we can have a shared understanding and more productive conversations.

Recording from 2022 NSGC Webinar Series

This recording is part of the 2022 NSGC Webinar Series: Focus on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (J.E.D.I.) NSGC 41st Annual Conference Lecture Series. If you are interested in the series, you can check the resource listed in this Repository.

This course is a seven-hour compilation of plenary presentations given at the 2021 NSGC Annual Conference. All lectures have a DEIJ theme, covering the history and landscape of DEIJ in genetic counseling, ways to improve health equity within the genetic counseling field, and the improvement of patient care across diverse populations. This series includes the ...

The Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) Committee has created a guide to help ACGC, and others involved in genetic counseling training, use language that is more inclusive and does not perpetuate harm against individuals who are part of historically excluded and marginalized communities. We are taking this step ...