Perspectives Article Published!

It finally got published! So much work into this Continue on to read the whole article:

Perspectives from Male Genetic Counseling Trainees, ‘Y’ Not?

With contributions from Beau Amadeus Crabb, BA (University of Colorado, Denver), Jeff Kopesky, BS (University of Minnesota), Christopher Lauricella, BS (University of Pittsburgh), Justin Leighton, BS (Arcadia University), Dr. Kunal Mahesh Sanghavi, (Boston University), Ian A.A.D. Wallace, BS (Boston University), Spencer Michael Wood, BS (University of South Carolina), and Jamie Zdrodowski, BS (Northwestern University)

Imagine being a male researching genetic counseling as a potential career, and realizing from Professional Status Surveys that only 4% of respondents share your gender. A mere 50 males exist in the field to serve as gender-concordant role models¹. Furthermore, a 2005 published survey of all enrolled students in training programs revealed only six male respondents, 2.6% of the sample, in a research article no less aptly named, “Who are the Next Generation of Genetic Counselors.”²

Sure, these statistics might seem striking to individuals who believe there is an inherent difference between

pgc: it’s good!

i just heard back from the student editor for the Perspectives in Genetic Counseling newsletter. she liked my article! i’m so happy i had the chance to write this article and interview my fellow male genetic counseling trainees across the states, it was a very educational experience and i’m glad we’re finally getting our voices out there as a coherent whole. i’m not sure exactly when the article will be published, but it will most likely be in the spring edition of PGC. look out for it! we’re still working on a lot of the edits, but here’s a short excerpt:

I now believe that the perception of an underlying difference between genders and gender disproportions are issues that only trainees and professionals in genetic counseling observe.