It’s back to school: Meet Our Genetic Counselling Students
Sarah Predham – 2nd Year Genetic Counselling Student
As part of the Faculty of Medicine’s back-to-school series, we sat down with one of our MSc Genetic Counselling students — Sarah Predham — to talk about her interest in pursuing a career in genetic counselling, what excites her about the upcoming year and where she sees herself in five years from now.
Sarah Predham – Class of 2015
Program: MSc, Genetic Counselling
Hometown: St. John’s, Newfoundland
What sparked your interest in pursuing a career in genetic counselling?
Being able to help patients understand and cope with genetic diagnoses, being able to learn something new every day, and being able to make a difference.
What excites you the most about the coming year?
Getting more clinical experience and seeing my progress as a counselor, as well as continuing my directed studies project.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Working in the Medical Genetics clinic in St. John’s with outreach to Labrador
If you had to choose between the following options, what would be your preference?
Bones or muscles? Muscles
Sweet or sour ? Sweet
PC or Mac? PC!!
Stay in or go out? Going out
iPhone or iPod? iPod
Dinosaurs or robots? Dinosaurs
1960s or 1980s? 1960s