Perspectives
Juliana Vang-Xiong, MS, CGC (she/her)
If you have spent any time in the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin or California, you may have heard of a community of people who call themselves “Hmong.” Maybe you watched a powerful gymnast by the name of Sunisa Lee win a gold medal for team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Or perhaps you read the book “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” by Anne Fadiman. For those of you who are new to who the Hmong people are, I invite you to join me as we explore three barriers this patient population faces. Continue reading Barriers for Hmong Patients...
Traevia Morris, MS, CGC (she/her)
In 2022, I applied to genetic counseling programs (GCPs). I remember feeling excited and nervous about the next step in achieving my professional goals. Part of my process of creating a list of potential schools included scrolling through program websites to hopefully find a Black genetic counselor (GC) in leadership or on faculty. As a prospective Black genetic counseling student, seeing cultural representation was important as a potential predictor of my experience in the program. Continue reading Black Leadership at Historically Black Colleges...
Journal of Genetic Counseling
DNA Dialogues: Episode 10 Out Now
DNA Dialogues is the official podcast of The Journal of Genetic Counseling. Listen to Episode 10, Family Health History: Communication and Decision Making, on the DNA Dialogues website or wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Julia Becker, Liane J. Abrams, Jon Weil, Janey Youngblom
As direct-to-consumer genetic testing (DTC-GT) grows in popularity, the unanticipated “Not Parent Expected” (NPE) result has become more prevalent. An NPE result is the discovery that one parent, often the father, is not a biological parent. This study explores the impact of making an NPE discovery through DTC-GT. Continue reading Experiences of Individuals...
Nikkola Carmichael, Kimberly Zayhowski, Joselyn Saenz Diaz
The experience of imposter syndrome in genetic counseling, particularly among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals, remains underexplored. This study investigates the etiologies and impacts of imposter syndrome among BIPOC genetic counseling students with the aim of elucidating how the term is used and identifying potential interventions.
Continue reading Deconstructing Imposter Syndrome...