Thanks to the development of affordable genetic testing, the field of genetic counseling is growing by leaps and bounds. HealthMaker Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH talks about the potential for experts in this video.
If you're going into a profession, genetic counseling seems to me a really good profession in the short and medium term. We're going to need a lot more understanding of what that means. Not just a one human being but for a family. But the power of being able to know and being able to use that for prevention wellness is astounding.
Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, is chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide. She previously served as president of product development at Genentech.
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