47,578 miles traveled over 11 states for 42 clinical rotations; the inaugural genetic counseling class at Indiana State University has come a long way from their first steps on campus. They have laid the foundations for the success of ISU’s genetic counseling program. The inaugural class at ISU took on the challenging task of not only a new program, but the first program to take a novel approach to the overall structure of a genetic counseling program. The first year of courses is located on campus, but the second year is entirely online with clinical rotations located across the US. The largest barrier to new program formation is the availability of clinical site locations. Therefore, ISU took the unique approach of distance based learning and clinical rotations to fill the growing need for genetic counselors and programs to train them. The first cohort has traversed this new bumpy terrain but have come out with the cumulative experience of different hospital systems across different cities and states. The ISUGC class of 2018 is prepared to take on the exciting and constantly changing world of genetic counseling. Their role in forming this novel program is integral to the continued expansion of the genetic counseling field and to meet workforce demands.
Congratulations ISUGC Class of 2018!
Jessica Cabotaje (Genetics Center, Orange, CA)
Caroline Estes (Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis, IN)
Kyra Firestone (Integrated Genetics, San Diego, CA)
Trisha Neidlinger (Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN)
Caitlyn Ricks (Deaconess Women’s Hospital, Evansville, IN)
Miranda Ruben (Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, WI)
Adam Stucke (Sarah Cannon Institute for Cancer, Richmond, VA)
Written by Nicole Collins (ISU Class 2019)
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