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A Quiet Revolution: The Birth of the Genetic Counselor at Sarah Lawrence College, 1969
dc.contributor.authorStern, Alexandra Minna
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-15T20:30:47Z
dc.date.available2019-01-15T20:30:47Z
dc.date.issued2009-02
dc.identifier.citationStern, Alexandra Minna (2009). "A Quiet Revolution: The Birth of the Genetic Counselor at Sarah Lawrence College, 1969." Journal of Genetic Counseling 18(1): 1-11.
dc.identifier.issn1059-7700
dc.identifier.issn1573-3599
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/147146
dc.description.abstractIn 1969 Melissa Richter founded the first master’s degree genetic counseling program in the country at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. This article examines the myriad factors that contributed to the birth of the genetic counselor and situates this historical watershed in its social, cultural, academic, and medical context. This article highlights Richter’s prescience and path‐breaking vision, evaluates the Sarah Lawrence program during the years of her directorship (1969–1972), and explores how this early foundation subsequently shaped the field of genetic counseling. Close attention is paid to the ethical issues that concerned Richter and their ongoing relevance to genetic health professionals today. This article is based on historical research in archives, consultation of primary sources, and oral history interviews with genetic counselors, geneticists, and allied professionals.
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.publisherSpringer US
dc.subject.otherMelissa Richter
dc.subject.otherGenetic counseling
dc.subject.otherGenetic counseling programs
dc.subject.otherEthics
dc.subject.otherHistory
dc.subject.otherSarah Lawrence College
dc.titleA Quiet Revolution: The Birth of the Genetic Counselor at Sarah Lawrence College, 1969
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollow
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelHuman Genetics
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/147146/1/jgc40001.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10897-008-9186-8
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Genetic Counseling
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