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Abstract
Master's level genetic counselors formed a professional society in 1979, 8 years after the first master's degree training program graduation. This paper presents an oral history of the early years of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC), reviews the symbiotic development and definition of a profession and a professional society, and discusses events and achievements attributed to the NSGC since its incorporation. This retrospective historical account is based on personal and collective oral history, NSGC archival material and other sources.Year: 1997 PMID: 26142237 DOI: 10.1023/A:1025680306348
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Genet Couns ISSN: 1059-7700 Impact factor: 2.537