Happy International Genetic Counselor Awareness Day! Let's celebrate this remarkable profession & express gratitude to genetic counselors for being guides through the complexities of genetics. We are proud to stand with the MGPN community. More info: nsgc.org/Education-and-Event…
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Did you know that each day of Public Health Genetics and Genomics Week (May 15-19) has a daily theme? Through the daily themes, you can learn about the field of public health genetics and genomics! Explore each daily theme by visiting phgw.org or downloading the daily fact sheets!
phgw.org/toolkit/#fact
ALT An animated walk-through the ACMG ACT Sheets!
Knowledge Nugget Series
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NCC. ACMG: American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
The @DC_AMCHP's Annual Conference's Exhibit Hall is open once again! Visit us in Booth 23 to see the resources we have available to support family advocates, birth defects and #genetics programs, and children and youth with special health care needs. #AMCHP23
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Text: Social Media Toolkit; Get ready for next week's Public Health Genetics and Genomics Week (May 15-19) by exploring the newly released social media toolkit, which provides an overview of the week and sample social media posts! ; phgw.org/toolkit/#social
Have you registered for the #PublicHealthGenetics and Genomics Week event (or events!!) you want to participate in? Explore the #PHGW calendar of events to plan your activities celebrating public health genetics and genomics! phgw.org#PublicHealthGenomics
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Text: Calendar of events; We are thrilled to have so many different events being held next week in honor of Public Health Genetics and Genomics Week (May 15-19)! Explore the calendar and register for the events now!; phgw.org
Public Health Genetics & Genomics Week is five days away! Tune in all next week as we share information to celebrate and raise awareness for the field of public health genetics and genomics.
@NCCRCG#PHGW#publichealth#genetics#genomics
NCC is thrilled to host an IG Live with @ASGCsociety on May 16 at 1 PM ET in honor of #PublicHealthGenetics and Genomics Week! Join for an interactive discussion about the Society's work to expand access to quality genetic services for Arab patients. bit.ly/PHGWASGC23#PHGW
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Text: A Conversation with the Arab Society of Genetic Counselors about Engaging with Arab Patients May 16 at 1 PM ET https://bit.ly/PHGWASGC23
Curious about how you can participate in the upcoming #PublicHealthGenetics and Genomics Week? We have the event for you! Join us here for our #PHGW Partners Conversation. See the questions and add the event to your calendar at phgw.org/tc23#PublicHealthGenomics
NCC is thrilled to announce that "The 2019 medical genetics workforce: a focus on laboratory geneticists" is now available via open access on @GIMJournal! Read the article to understand the laboratory geneticists workforce in 2019. bit.ly/2019LabGeneticist@TheABMGG
ALT Infographic of 2019 lab geneticist manuscript; includes the following data:
30.3% Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics (CCG)
32.5% Molecular Genetics and Genomics (MGG)
7.1% Clinical Biochemical Genetics (CBG)
3.6% Clinical Biochemical/Molecular Genetics (CBM) (90/93)
21.8% Both CCG and MGG
3.6% Both CBG and Clinical MGG
1.2% More than two certifications
Plans to Retire
Over the next ten years, laboratory
geneticists:
32.1% Plan to reduce hours
24% Plan to retire
Years of Practice
14.4% Less than 5 years
22.8% 5-10 years
14.3% 11-15 years
48.4% 16-21 years
61% Female
66% White
24% Asian or Pacific Islanders
4% Hispanic/Latinx
<2% African American/Black or more than one race
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Text: PHGW Fact Sheets; Get ready for the upcoming Public Health Genetics and Genomics Week (May 15-19) by downloading and sharing one of the daily fact sheets to learn more about public health genetics and genomics.; phgw.org/toolkit/#fact; #PHGW #PublicHealthGenetics #PublicHealthGenomics