Virtual Office Hour
During October 2024 – January 2025, our program will be attending virtual open houses, as well as hosting virtual “office hours,” during which one or both of our co-directors will be present. These are a chance for prospective applicants to ask questions about the program and learn about it more directly.
If you would like to be notified of the virtual office hours’ meeting details, please send a message to the Educational Coordinator at medgeneducation@cw.bc.ca, with subject line: “Please notify of virtual office hours” and specifying the date/time you would like to register for.
See below for the scheduled office hours:
- 1st Virtual Office Hour: Oct 23, 2024, 09:00-10:00 AM Pacific Time
- 2nd Virtual Office Hour: Nov 21, 2024, 12:00-1:00 PM Pacific Time
- 3rd Virtual Office Hour: Dec 17, 2024, 02:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time
Program Expansion
Beginning in September 2023, we have expanded the UBC MSc in Genetic Counselling Program to offer 8 seats (previously 6) for incoming classes. Two of these seats spend the first term of their second year training in Victoria, BC. The Victoria seats will be offered as a specific track within the NMS Match service, and only applicants who select this track option will match to it.
CAGC Meet a GC Program
As of October 2022, the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC) is offering prospective students a chance to connect with current genetic counsellors. For more details, please visit the CAGC website: https://www.cagc-accg.ca/?page=372.
Exposure to the profession of genetic counselling
We recognize that opportunities to gain exposure to the field can be challenging. We encourage applicants to find alternate ways of gaining insight into the field. This can include informational interviews with genetic counsellors across different practice areas, reading the Journal of Genetic Counselling to understand the issues and the research that are active in the field, and online sources such as NSGC, CAGC, and Master Genetic Counselor videos available through NSGC.
Neurodegenerative Disease Interview Series: Emily Dwosh
As part of the UBC Synapse Neurodegenerative Disease Interview Series, alumna Emily Dwosh discussed genetic counselling in the context of Alzheimer disease and other disorders. Watch the interview here.