IGCE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS INTERNATIONAL GENETIC COUNSELING PROGRAM CONTACTS UPDATE INFORMATION
	university of melbourne
	PROGRAM INITIATED: 1996 ADDRESS: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, RCH PARKVILLE 3052 AUSTRALIA WEBSITE: http://www.paediatrics.unimelb.edu.au/gdip_genetic.html
	DIRECTOR: Margaret Sahhar DIRECTOR EMAIL: margaret.sahhar@ghsv.org.au DIRECTOR PHONE: 61 3 8341 6256 DIRECTOR FAX: 61 3 8341 6390
	DEGREE OFFERED: Graduate Diploma in Genetic Counselling . Masters Health Sciences ( Genetic Counselling) PREREQUISITES: Minimum prerequisite -undergraduate degree from a recognised University. Preference for applicants with significant volunteer or other relevant community experience with disability. International students are welcomed and need to enquire initially through the International Office, University of Melbourne.Internship and exchanges are available. Enquiries to Margaret Sahhar<margaret.sahhar@ghsv.org.au> CLASSES BEGIN: February DURATION OF COURSE: Grad Dip-1year F/T , 2 years P/T REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS: Provided in student library. Include Jon Weil(2000) Psychosocial genetic Counseling. See Handbook for full list of references CURRICULUM: 6 subjects:Human Genetics and Genetic Counselling ( 2 semester subjects)Genetic Counseling Skills, Interviewing in Genetic Counselling, Genetic Counselling and the Community, Supervised Placement.Masters by research with 30,000 word supervised original research thesis. CLINICAL TRAINING: Clinic observations -5 x4 hours semester 1, 6x4 hours semester 2. Placement is 4 weeks full time. ACCREDITATION: 20 long cases and 100 logbook caseswritten up in minimum of 2 years whilst employed in a clinical genetics setting with counselling and genetic supervision.Cases and logbook submitted to the certifiction Board of Censors in Genetic Counseeling