The current state of genetic counseling and newborn screening: an interview with Megan Tucker
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Megan Tucker talks to Francesca Lake, Managing Editor: A certified genetic counselor for over 10 years, Megan is currently the director of the Indiana State University Genetic Counseling Graduate Program and the Genetic Counseling Clinic at Union Hospital (Terre Haute, IN, USA). She began her career split between the Center for Prenatal Diagnosis and the Medical Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Center at St Vincent Hospital (Indianapolis, IN, USA). During this time she was instrumental in both the development of the statewide Perinatal Loss Evaluation Program and a hospital protocol to ensure collection of cord blood to allow time to effectively genetically evaluate babies. Her current clinical focus is in cancer and psychiatric genetic counseling.
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