September 2000: Last posted update of program information supplied by institution.
If applicable, accreditation has been confirmed as of May 2006.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH/NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Department of Health Policy and Management
Degree granted: M.S. in Genetic Counseling in Health Policy and Management
Training available: Masters
Current enrollment: 11 Masters
Number of graduates in last 2 years: 6 Masters
Faculty status: 4 M.S., 2 Ph.D., 5 M.D.
Areas of concentration: genetic counseling, Social Science Research in Genetics
Clinical training fellowships: genetic counseling
ABMG accreditation:
ABGC accreditation: Full status
Financial support: Student stipends and for those eligible, tuition scholarships
Application deadline: January 15th
Contact: Barbara Bowles Biesecker, M.S., NHGRI Director (Co-Driector), Nat'l Human Genome Research Institute, Office of the Clinical Director, 10 Center Dr Rm 3C710 MSC 1253, Bethesda, MD, 20892-1253, Tel: 301-496-3979, Fax: 301-435-3495, E-mail: barbarab@nhgri.nih.gov

Debra Roter, Ph.D., JHU Director (Co-Director), The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Health Policy and Management, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21205, Tel: 410-955-6498, Fax: 410-955-0470, E-mail: droter@jhsph.edu

Web homepage: http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/Intramural_research/Medical_ge
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Intramural Office of the Clinical Director and the Department of Health Policy and Management of The Johns Hopkins School Hygiene and Public Health are collaborating to provide a unique genetic counseling graduate program. This collaboration brings together resources from the two institutions to address needs in the field. This program was initiated in 1996 and its goals are to prepare graduates to:
- provide genetic counseling, with an emphasis on clients' psychological and educational needs
- conduct research in the field of genetic counseling
- educate health care providers, policy makers and the public about genetics and related health and social issues.