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by David Cohen Emily Kack, Master of Public Health (MPH) ’22, recently partnered with Wellpath health care system for her practicum work. Wellpath provides care to vulnerable populations including those in various levels of correctional facilities. Kack sought to understand the public health needs of incarcerated patients, hoping to create… Read More

Perinatal Genetic Counselor Carly Smith, MGC, LCGC helps families along the West Coast by Lexie Little In 2021, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) celebrated the graduation of its first class of genetic counselors. The Master of Genetic Counseling program launched in 2019. Each member of the… Read More

by David Cohen  Rachael Jameson Master of Public Health ’22 conducted a practicum with the Tennessee Department of Health in the Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) with Vanderbilt MPH alumnus JW Randolph, (MPH ’18) who serves as the Assistant director. Jameson’s practicum work evaluated Tennessee’s policies around adverse… Read More

by Emma Mattson “It’s so hard to believe that these last two years have gone by so fast.” Gianna Petrelli That’s MGC graduate and future genetic counselor Gianna Petrelli, one of the five members of the inaugural MGC class who proudly walked across the Vanderbilt commencement stage this weekend. Read More