Institutions/organizations offer such courses
New generation classy genetic tests, novel information about some of the causative genes, disease diagnosis, and availability of various options for single gene and complicated genetic disorders and congenital disabilities are now easily known for which diagnosis and treatment are more straightforward.
Because of this scenario, genetic counselors are progressively becoming an essential part of complete healthcare services. They assess individuals or the family risks for various inherited conditions like genetic disorders and congenital disabilities and offers them education about all the risk involved in these conditions. They give good guidance to those at risk and helps them in making a good decisions and coping up with all related issues.
A trained genetic counselor also plays a vital role in educating the healthcare providers and help them in the establishment of various standards of practice.
At present, there are only some genetic counseling training programs in India. Some of them are
· Kamineni Hospitals in Hyderabad offers a post-graduate certificate course in Medical and genetic counseling.
· Manipal hospital in Bangalore offers a certificate course in Genetic counseling.
· Vellore institute of technology is offering an M.Sc. in Biomedical genetics with Genetic counseling.
· The national Biomedical genetics, West Bengal, and Maharashtra Institute of Health Sciences, Pune, offer a full-time genetic counseling program.
