genetic counseling

OAGC Student Member Spotlight – Fall 2022

It’s October! The nights are cooler and pumpkin spice is everywhere you turn. Ohio’s genetic counseling students have been back in the classroom and in the clinics for over a month. What better ...

Lessons Learned: What You Need to Know About Obtaining Authorization for Genetic Testing

If you have ever ordered genetic testing (and most of us have!) chances are you have received a denial from an insurance company. Confused? Frustrated? Not sure what the next steps are? OAGC members S...

OAGC Member Spotlight Summer 2022

The OAGC Social Media and Communication committee is proud to share this special member spotlight! Meet Paul Hudson, MS, CGC and president elect of OAGC. He has been super helpful with improving our w...

OAGC Member Spotlight Spring 2022

Spring is just around the corner and change is in the air. Read the advice OAGC member Brandie Heald Leach has for those who may be considering a career change in our fourth OAGC Member Spotlight.

We Need Help! Building a Business Case for a Genetic Counselor Assistant

No need to be humble – we all know genetic counselors are amazing! Maybe you have a great idea for a new test or clinical service, but you need resources to make it happen? How do you convince the “po...

#WhatIWantYouToKnow About Infertility

April is here! Finally, we are welcoming sunshine, warmer weather, and blooming flowers. Springtime also conjures images of new life; babies, of the animal and human variety, are seemingly everywhere ...

From Personal to Professional: A Student’s Perspective on Cancer Counseling

Author: Cameron Friedman Student Spotlight Cameron is a graduate student of Bowling Green State University. He holds a B.S. in Biology and Psychology. He is a current second year genetic counseling gr...

Remembering the Person Behind the Diagnosis

Jana Basil, MS, LGC Hereditary breast cancer, HBOC, BRCA1, BRCA2. By the end of graduate training, most genetic counseling students have been inundated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC)...