Author: Harleigh Quick

By: Kia Hutchins, Class of 2021 In early Spring 2020, I was sitting in Lauren Lichten’s office discussing my preferences for rotations throughout the rest of my training. Lauren is our assistant program director and coordinates all of our clinical rotations. When she asked me which specialty rotations I was interested in I listed a…

By: Srika Amin In light of the rules and regulations implemented as a result of COVID-19 at Emory University for the coming week at least interviews have shifted online. Hey! My name is Srika and I am a first-year student from India! I had to give all my interviews online last year during the process,…

By: Kelly Teed, Class of 2014 The man with the springer spaniel Once you’re in the groove of working, the patients the mountains of paper work and phone calls to make can start to blur together. But luckily genetic counseling is a job where that one person will snap you out of the blur. A…

By: Hailey Campbell My favorite book is “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott (judge me if you want, but I love it). A quote from this book also stands to be one of my favorites. It says, “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” This quote has…

By: Caitlin Austin This biological string of nucleotides is something we universally share. In my fourteen months as a genetic counseling student, the majority of my efforts have revolved around that string of nucleotides, so I have had a lot of time to think about it. If you really take a second to pause and…

By: Amanda Hodgkins What is a Focus Internship? We get this question a lot. One of the reasons I love Emory’s program are the significant research opportunities. The Focus Internship (FI) involves four main areas. 1. The first is working as an intern with your focus mentor. For some this will mean seeing patients on…

By: The Class of 2016 Hello Class of 2017! We are so excited that you will be joining us in Atlanta in less than a week (!!!). The first week is a mini introduction to pretty much everything about the program and what it’s going to be like. It may seem overwhelming at first, but…

By: Amanda Hodgkins It’s coming. Next week. The day when you will know if you will be attending graduate school for genetic counseling this year. It’s both exciting and nerve wrecking. I was where you are exactly one year ago, and I can tell you it was probably one of the most stressful times in…

By: Jamie Paysour Spring is my absolute favorite time of the year. It’s a time when everything begins to awaken, the weather is no longer deplorable, and wearing floral patterns is once more acceptable. It’s also that time of the year known as “Crunch Time”. My 1st year classmates and I are winding down what…

By: Megan Glassford This blog entry specifically pertains to the people who have gone through the process of applying and interviewing for genetic counseling programs more than once. I think this is something important to discuss because it really does happen often. So, here is my story! I knew that I wanted to pursue genetic…