March 23, 2017
The Changing Landscape of Genetic Counseling
The landscape of the genetic counselor workforce has shifted dramatically in recent years, in large part due to new opportunities for genetic counselors in genetic testing laboratory settings. According to the Professional Status Survey conducted by the National Society of Genetic Counselors, the number of genetic counselors who report a laboratory as their primary work setting has doubled in the past 4 years and nearly tripled in the past 10, with 21% of genetic counselors