WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN GENETIC COUNSELING
Location: New York, NY
Program Length: 21 months
Mission:
The Weill Cornell Graduate School in partnership with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is committed to: Supporting the individual needs of diverse genetic counseling students and encouraging the growth of the genetic counseling profession through the advancement of training in the areas of clinical care, research, and education.
This highly interdisciplinary training program is designed to ensure that students develop the core competencies of genetic counseling and offers a curriculum that focuses on issues pertaining to human disease through examples drawn from clinical genetics. The new Program emphasizes translational learning models, allowing students to apply concepts taught during didactic lectures to clinical rotations.
- GRE – ❌
- International students – Limited to Canadians ✅
- GPA requirement = GPA of B (3.3 out of 4) in science and humanities
- In-state priority – ❌
- Interviews – Virtual pre-interview screen, in person for prospective candidates
- In-state students: $94,918
- Out-of-state students: $94,918
- International students: $94,918
- Admission decisions are never need-based and we strongly encourage students from all backgrounds to apply. Once a student is accepted, the student meets with the financial aid office of the WCGS to assist the student in planning. Financing may include, but is not limited to:
Student Loans: for example: a maximum of $20,500 in Direct Unsubsidized Loan and up to the full cost of attendance (tuition, fees, room, board) with a federal Graduate PLUS loan.
- On-campus work opportunities – ✅
- Work study: Year 2 students will have an opportunity to be a Teaching Assistant (TA) to courses in the Year 1 curriculum ($5,000 per class, maximum of 2 courses per Year 2 student).
- Match and/or Application Waivers – ✅ Application Fee: $80 nonrefundable; A fee waiver is available for qualifying applicants, contact us to learn more.
- New York City, NY
- Flexible summer rotation opportunities – ✅
At WCMC, diversity is viewed in the broadest sense, including differences in race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, ability, religious practices, socioeconomic class, citizenship, life experiences, and other important aspects of human life. We believe that diversity is a platform for developing creative solutions to challenging healthcare problems, advancing cutting-edge biomedical research, and designing and implementing innovative teaching modalities in medical education.
- implicit bias training for faculty, staff, admissions committee, students;
- The Program Director for the MSGC program is a POC.
- Our committees (advisory board, admissions committee, curriculum committee) include diverse representation, including the Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion at WCGS.
https://gradschool.weill.cornell.edu/diversity-and-inclusion
For more information, please contact MSGC-Admissions@med.cornell.edu
To request more information about this program, please complete this form.
