Internships, Jobs, and Volunteer Opportunities for Prospective GC Students

Looking for an internship, job, or volunteer position to gain experience related to genetic counseling in the Maryland/DC area?

Please browse the list of current positions below.

Additional information can be found by following the link to each posting.

To submit a job posting or to remove a posting for a job that has been filled, please click here.

Current Postings

ASYNCHRONOUS GENETIC COUNSELING SHADOWING - UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

  • The University of Minnesota Genetic Counseling Training Program is excited to announce the launch of an online, asynchronous genetic counseling (GC) shadowing program through the University of Minnesota. This course is geared for individuals interested in the career of genetic counselor and/or prospective GC students but could also be used in GC training.

  • The course is 15-hour of self-paced content with observations in telehealth genetic counseling appointments within the cancer, cardiovascular and prenatal spaces. Additional interactive activities include:

    • Recorded session debriefs

    • Informational interviews with GCs

    • Activities centered around common GC tasks including taking a family history, writing a family letter, and case preparation.

    • Supplemental readings/activities

    • Guided Refections

  • The cost of the program is $30.00 and participants will receive a badge to certify completion.

  • For more information, see the attached bulletin or contact gcgrad@umn.edu.

  • You can register at https://z.umn.edu/shadowingcourse

 

Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Trainee - National Institutes of Health

  • The NIH Postbac IRTA program (CRTA, Cancer Research Training Award, in the National Cancer Institute) provides recent college graduates who are planning to apply to graduate or professional school an opportunity to spend one or two years performing full-time research at the NIH. Postbac IRTAs/CRTAs work side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world, in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. The NIH consists of the 240-bed Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center and more than 1100 laboratories/research projects, located on the main campus in Bethesda, MD and in the surrounding area as well as in Baltimore and Frederick, MD; Research Triangle Park, NC; Hamilton, MT; Framingham, MA; Phoenix, AZ; and Detroit, MI.

  • There are abundant clinical research opportunities, including some working directly with NIH Genetic Counselors.

  • The Postbac IRTA/CRTA Program is for individuals who meet ONE of the following criteria:

    • 1. college graduates who received their bachelor's degrees less than THREE years prior to the date they begin the program (regardless of whether they subsequently completed a master's degree), OR

    • 2. individuals who are more than 3 years past the receipt of their bachelor's degree but received a master's degree less than SIX MONTHS before they begin the program OR

    • 3. individuals who meet criterion (1) and/or (2) who have been accepted into graduate, other doctoral, or medical school programs and who have written permission from their school to delay entrance for up to one year to pursue a biomedical research project at the NIH.

  • To be eligible, candidates must also be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. In addition, they should intend to apply to graduate or professional school during their tenure at the NIH (if they have not already been accepted).

  • Individuals from racial and ethnic groups that have been underrepresented in health-related sciences; Students with disabilities; students who are Pell Grant-eligible; students who are enrolled in Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, or Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); students who identify as LGBTQ; and individuals disadvantaged by circumstances that have negatively impacted their educational opportunities, including recent natural disasters, are encouraged to apply.

  • Apply online: https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/postbac_irta