Based in the heart of Vancouver at Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, the tertiary care provider for clinical medical genetics services, UBC's Genetic Counselling Program is one of only five programs in Canada, and one of the largest.

The program balances strong academic grounding and direct clinical experiences with independent research, preparing graduates for the dynamic field of genetic counselling.

With only eight students accepted into the program every year, students receive close mentorship and one-on-one support from award-winning faculty in the Department of Medical Genetics.

Program curriculum and learning opportunities are constantly evolving to equip students with the tools and knowledge they need to succeed and adapt to advances in the field of genomic medicine.

Students have the opportunity to gain a specialized skillset and work toward a genetic counselling degree with diverse clinical placements including prenatal, pediatrics, oncology, cardiology, and neurology.

Starting in the first week, students learn through a combination of direct classroom and hands-on experience working with genetic counselors, medical geneticists and other health care professionals.

Through collaboration with UBC Health, UBC's Genetic Counselling program also offers students a number of inter-professional health education experiences, including:

• The Health Mentorship Program: A unique educational experience in which teams of students from different disciplines learn together, from and with a patient.
• The Integrated Curriculum: Interprofessional learning activities where you learn with and from students from across the health professional programs at UBC.  Highlights include the Indigenous Cultural Safety modules, and Collaborative Decision Making.