UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO BERKELEY • DAVIS • IRVINE • LOS ANGELES • RIVERSIDE • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO • SANTA BARBARA SANTA CRUZ • MERCED NEIL RISCH, PHD Institute for Human Genetics Lamond Family Foundation Distinguished 513 Parnassus Avenue, S965 Professor In Human Genetics San Francisco, CA 94143-0794 Director, Institute For Human Genetics EMAIL: [email protected] Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics September 18, 2018 David Teitel, M.D., Chair, Executive Council UCSF Academic Senate Dear Dr. Teitel, We are writing to inform you of three minor changes to our application to establish a new Masters Program in Genetic Counseling. These changes resulted from the Budget Resource Management review that occurred following approval by the Graduate Council. The changes are listed below and are incorporated into the attached application packet. 1. Class cohorts have been increased from 10 to 11 students per year 2. A revised budget (pg. 57) now reflects the increase in class cohort size and an increase in student fees from $42,000 to $44,000/year 3. Teaching FTE in the program has increased. The prior proposal mistakenly only included teaching effort to be charged to the program, not the total effort devoted to teaching. The correct figure is 1.32 FTE for teaching. We are committed to establishing one of the premier genetic counseling programs in the United States and continuing with the standard of excellence that has defined many other UCSF educational programs. The group of clinical geneticists, genetic counselors and researchers at UCSF is enthusiastic about this program and eager to see it come to fruition. Additionally, support for this program extends beyond UCSF and into the Bay Area genetics community. Thank you for your consideration of our proposal, we look forward to hearing back from the Academic Senate. Meanwhile, should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Cindy Morgan, our Proposed Program Director, at [email protected]. Sincerely, Neil Risch, Ph.D. Lamond Family Foundation Distinguished Professor in Human Genetics Director, Institute for Human Genetics Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Ophir Klein, M.D., Ph.D. Chief, Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics Larry L. Hillblom Professor in Craniofacial Anomalies Charles Epstein Chair in Human Genetics Cynthia Morgan, M.S., L.C.G.C Interim Program Director PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A SELF-SUPPORTING GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRM FOR THE MS DEGREE IN GENETIC COUNSELING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO September 2018 This proposal was developed by a group of faculty and staff from the Department of Pediatrics, Department of Medicine and the Institute of Human Genetics. Input was obtained from UCSF faculty and staff members, UCSF Medical Center staff and the Graduate Division. Program Coordinating Committee Members: • Neil Risch, PhD • Ophir Klein, MD, PhD • Cynthia Morgan, MS, LCGC* • Anne Slavotinek, MBBS, PhD* • Marta Sabbadini, PhD, MS, LCGC • Summer Segal, MS, PhD, LCGC • Liane Abrams, MS, LCGC • Kara Weisiger, MS, LCGC *Proposed Director of Graduate Studies *Proposed Medical Director Primary Contact: Cynthia Morgan, MS, LCGC Box 0794 513 Parnassus Avenue, 965 San Francisco, CA 94117 415-279-1144 [email protected] Second Contact Neil Risch, PhD Box 0794 513 Parnassus Avenue, W901F San Francisco, CA 94117 415 476-2470 [email protected] Masters Program in Genetic Counseling v.4 September 2018 1 Table of Contents SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 4 1.1. Aims and Objectives ........................................................................................................... 4 1.2. Historical Development of the Field and Institutional Strengths .................................. 5 1.2.1 Historical Development of the Field .............................................................................. 5 1.2.2 Institutional Strengths ................................................................................................... 5 1.3. Timetable for Program Development ............................................................................. 10 1.4. Relationship of the Proposed Program to Existing Programs at UCSF ...................... 12 1.4.1 Relationship to Medical Genetics residency program ................................................. 12 1.4.2 Relationship to School of Nursing, Department of Physiological Nursing ................. 12 1.4.3 Relationship to School of Medicine ............................................................................. 13 1.4.4 Relationship to UCSF Medical Center ......................................................................... 13 1.4.5 Inter-professional genetics education ........................................................................... 13 1.5. Relationship of the Proposed Program with Other UC Institutions ........................... 13 1.6. Administration and Governance of the Program .......................................................... 15 1.6.1 Administration of the Program ..................................................................................... 15 1.7. Plan for the Evaluation of the Program ......................................................................... 17 SECTION 2. PROGRAM .............................................................................................. 19 2.1. Candidates for the Master’s Degree in Genetic Counseling and Genomics ............. 19 2.1.1 Applicant Qualifications .............................................................................................. 19 2.1.2. Foreign Language ....................................................................................................... 20 2.1.3 Diversity ....................................................................................................................... 20 2.2. Program of study .............................................................................................................. 21 2.2.1 Specific Fields of Emphasis ...................................................................................... 21 2.2.2 Plan for a Master’s Program ........................................................................................ 21 2.2.3 Unit Requirements ....................................................................................................... 21 2.2.4 Required Courses ......................................................................................................... 21 2.2.5 Description of capstone element .................................................................................. 25 2.2.6 Student Guidance ......................................................................................................... 28 2.2.7 Certification and Licensing Requirements ................................................................... 29 2.3 Field examinations ............................................................................................................. 30 2.4 Qualifying examinations ................................................................................................... 30 2.5 Thesis and/or dissertation .............................................................................................. 30 2.6 Comprehensive Examination ........................................................................................... 30 2.7 Special Requirements ........................................................................................................ 31 2.8 Relationship to Doctoral Programs ................................................................................. 31 2.9 Special Preparation for Careers in Teaching ................................................................. 31 2.10 Normative time from matriculation to degree ............................................................ 31 Section 3. PROJECTED NEED ..................................................................................... 31 3.1. Student Demand for the Program ................................................................................... 31 3.2. Opportunities for placement of graduates ..................................................................... 32 3.3. Importance to the discipline ............................................................................................ 32 3.4. Ways in which the program will meet the needs of society ....................................... 34 3.5. Relationship of the program to research and/or professional interests of the faculty 35 3.6. Program Differentiation .................................................................................................. 35 Section 4. LIST OF CORE FACULTY MEMBERS, RANK AND HIGHEST DEGREE .......................................................................................................................... 36 Masters Program in Genetic Counseling v.4 September 2018 2 Section 5. COURSES ...................................................................................................... 36 5A. Proposed Core Courses .................................................................................................... 36 Section 6. RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS ................................................................. 50 6.1 Faculty and Staff Support ................................................................................................. 50 6.1.1 Program Director .........................................................................................................