The mentee report: outcomes from implementing a mentorship program for international genetic counseling applicants.

ABSTRACT: The first genetic counseling (GC) graduate training program was established in the United States (U.S.) in 1969 and GC is an emerging field of healthcare in many countries. Each year, at least 7% of applicants to U.S.-based GC graduate programs come from countries outside the U.S. ("international GC applicants''). To address the unique needs of international GC applicants, volunteers from the International Special Interest Group (ISIG) of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) launched a semi-structured mentorship program (the "International Genetic Counseling Mentorship Program'' (IGCMP)) in 2021, which provides individualized mentorship and optional group activities for networking and learning. Fifty-two people from 19 countries signed up for the IGCMP across three application

SUBMITTER: Neogi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11549272 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature