Category: Genetic Counseling

What is your why? Reflections from a new program director

Today, November 14, 2019 is Genetic Counseling Awareness Day! Reflections from Holly Zimmerman, MS, CGC, program director for Genetic Counseling What will this year look like decades from now? What pictures or social media posts will represent the firsts for our program? These are my questions these days as I teach our first class. Our […]

Nov 14, 2019

First UNMC genetic counseling class shares about first week

by Emily Toering | First-Year Student, Genetic Counseling In 1969, the first genetic counseling program was started at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. The director described the first class of ten students as “a most unusual bunch” because they were motivated, driven to serve, and highly intelligent. Now, 50 years later, UNMC has welcomed […]

Sep 4, 2019

UNMC’s Genetic Counseling program receives accreditation

By Holly Zimmerman, MS, CGC, program director for genetic counseling I literally screamed when I read the email. It said, “The Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling is pleased to grant Accredited New Program status to the genetic counseling program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center effective January 31, 2019.” Our program is a unique […]

Feb 4, 2019