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2005 : Frieda
Basson and Brenda Kruger at graduation with Jacquie Greenberg
2004 :
Frieda Basson and Brenda Kruger taking
the oath with our then
Acting Dean of the Faculty
of Health Sciences, UCT :
Professor Gonda Perez
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westwards from Human Genetics clinical and admin suite,
Institute for Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine,
University of Cape Town
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| DIRECTOR: |
Jacquie Greenberg |
| DIRECTOR EMAIL: |
jg@cormack.uct.ac.za |
| DIRECTOR PHONE: |
(021) 406 6299 |
| DIRECTOR FAX: |
(2721) 406 6826 |
Oath taking
2006
STANDING Left to Right:
Professor Raj Ramesar : Head of
Division of Human Genetics and Experiential student counsellor
Gabriele Solomon, Zandre Bruwer,
Mardelle Schoeman
SEATED Left to Right:
Professor Jennifer Kromberg
: Part time Course Convenor
Professor Jacquie Greenberg
: Course co-ordinator.
Professor David Dent
: Acting Dean of the Faculty of Health
Sciences, UCT
Dr Merle Futter
: Co-supervisor on projects
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Course brochure
Regulations and criteria for the experiential
internship
MSc (MED) GENETIC COUNSELLING (by
coursework and research report) AT University of Cape Town
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DEGREE OFFERED: |
M.Sc. (Med) Course in Genetic Counseling |
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PREREQUISITES: |
B.Sc. In Biomedical Sciences, or BA in Social Work, or Psychology with basic knowledge of genetics. Some students may need to write entry exam; Alternate: MB ChB, registered nurse/midwife |
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CLASSES BEGIN: |
Monday of the second week in January each year |
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DURATION OF COURSE: |
2 years (which includes a dissertation preferably submitted in the second year) followed by an additional one year internship. |
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REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS: |
BAKER D, SCHUETTE JL AND UHLMANN WR,(1998) A Guide to Genetic Counselling", New York, Wiley-Liss,
HARPER PS (1998) Practical Genetic Counselling.5th ed. Oxford, Butterworth Heineman.
WEIL Jon (2000) Psychosocial Genetic Counselling Oxford University Press.
THOMPSON AND THOMPSON (2001) Genetics in Medicine 6th ed. Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
PRITCHARD D AND KORF B (2003) Medical Genetics at a glance. 1st ed . Blackwell Science Ltd.
EGAN Gerard “The Skilled Helper” |
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CURRICULUM: |
Essential Medical Genetics 2 blocks of 40 hours;
Principles and Practices of Genetic Counseling 2 blocks of 40 hours each
Four main teaching blocks March/April, July/August |
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CLINICAL TRAINING: |
Clinics take place on a Monday afternoon, Tuesday morning and afternoon, Wednesday morning and afternoon and every first Thursday morning of the month and the first Friday morning of the month. They will learn skills and techniques in counselling, initially by observation and then by doing their own interviewing and counselling. They will attend a case consultation meeting that takes place on a Monday morning at noon and present their cases, informally, there too. |
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ACCREDITATION: |
Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) |
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