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Journal of Genetic Counseling
Published in: Journal of Genetic Counseling 1/2010

01-02-2010 | Professional Issues

“Stepping Out to Step In”

NSGC Presidential Address

Author: Elizabeth Kearney

Published in: Journal of Genetic Counseling | Issue 1/2010

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Excerpt

My first message to you, the NSGC Membership, is one of gratitude. Thank you. Serving on the NSGC Board in this era of burgeoning genomic medicine is undoubtedly the most exciting challenge I’ve experienced in my career thus far, and I’m so honored to represent my peers, genetic counselors whose intelligence and dedication to patients have consistently earned my respect. I’ve enjoyed every aspect of the role from interacting with the current and future leaders in our profession to the more mundane, like scrubbing the NSGC budget to wring out every penny possible to devote to our strategic initiatives. …
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Title
“Stepping Out to Step In”
NSGC Presidential Address
Author
Elizabeth Kearney
Publication date
01-02-2010
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Genetic Counseling / Issue 1/2010
Print ISSN: 1059-7700
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3599
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-010-9280-6

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