
University of Pennsylvania
Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Program Length: 21 months
Mission: To maximize the resources and clinical expertise of a renowned academic, research-oriented medical school to prepare the next generation of genetic counseling clinical scholars in order to shape the future of genetic counseling and genomic medicine.
Vision: To be the premier scholarly and experiential educational program that prepares genetic counseling students to become leaders who will advance patient care in the field of genetics and genomics.
- GRE – ❌
- International students – ✅
- GPA requirement = 3.5*
- In-state priority – ❌
- Interviews – Virtual
*GPA above 3.5 preferred.
- In-state: $83,612
- Out-of-state: $83,612
- International: $83,612
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- Tuition reduction options – ✅
- On-campus work opportunities – ✅
- Match and/or Application Waivers – ✅
- Greater Philadelphia area, including southern New Jersey and Northern Delaware
- Flexible summer rotation opportunities – ✅
- Coursework: Discussion of these issues has been incorporated into every course in the program.
- Guest Lecturers, book club discussions, and journal club themes enhance the discussion.
- Alliance to Increase Diversity in Genetic Counseling: Co-PIs Kathleen Valverde, PhD, LCGC, program director of the University of Pennsylvania Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program, and Daniel Rader, MD, Chair of the Department of Genetics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, received a $9.5 million grant from the Warren Alpert Foundation to fund the Alliance to Increase Diversity in Genetic Counseling.
- The grant is administered by the University of Pennsylvania which works with a consortia of four other institutions: Boston University, the University of Maryland, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and Sarah Lawrence College.
- The Alliance to Increase Diversity in Genetic Counseling will provide scholarships to 50 genetic counseling students from groups under-represented in genetic counseling at the five participating genetic counseling programs through 2028.
- There are two scholarships available each year in each of the five programs. The grant covers tuition and fees and provides an educational fellowship to students who receive the scholarship, the Warren Alpert Scholars.
- All first-year students at the UPenn program participate in regular JEDI seminars as part of this program.
- The grant funds the Undergraduate Summer Internships in Genetic Counseling, which are designed to increase diversity in genetic counseling through outreach to students from underrepresented backgrounds.
- The Basser Center for BRCA at Penn Medicine has raised over $1.2 million to endow a full tuition scholarship for diverse candidates. It is awarded yearly through the NMS Match to a member of the incoming class.
For more information, please contact msgcinquiries@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
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