Who: Stanford Genetic Counselors, program alumni, and current students

What:  A journey in understanding, reflecting, and strategizing about ways we can improve our genetic counseling community and practice in order to meet the needs and challenges of all patients and colleagues, regardless of their background. CEUs will be available. Please bookmark this website, as we will update it at least one week in advance of each seminar with additional details! Each 1 hour session will consist of three parts:

• Teaching on the topic

• Small group discussions (please bring a humble openness to growth and change)

• Large group brainstorming and goal setting

When: 2nd Monday of each month (September - June), 4-5p PT

Where: Held virtually

If you would like to access any of our materials or connect with the presentation teams from any of the following seminars, please indicate your interest on our 'Contact Us' form. 

This may include: 

• access to powerpoint slides

• access to video recordings

• access to planning materials 

• informal guidance on how you can create a similar talk for your intended audience

Date: September 14, 2020, 4-5pm PT

Facilitators: MaryAnn Campion and Miles Picus

30 min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar:

• “The power of privilege” - Tiffany Jana

• “What it takes to be racially literate” - Priya Vulchi & Winona Guo

• A Brief History of Genetic Counseling and Racial Inequity - Melissa Gandhi & Sarah Tipton (on behalf of the GC Trainee Platform for Racial Justice) 

Date: October 12, 4-5pm PT

Facilitators: Tia Moscarello and Misha Rashkin

30 min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhkJ-tSLUKk&feature=youtu.be – Chef Sean Sherman

2. https://www.flashforwardpod.com/2020/07/21/dollars-for-data/ - Flash Forward Podcast “Dollars for Data” – begin at 48:45

3. https://www.patreon.com/posts/settler-part-one-14817581 - Settler Colloquialisms and their meanings

Date: November 9, 4-5pm PT

Facilitators: Nivi Ahlawat and Malika Freund 

30min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar: 

1. CNN article "A new DNA study offers insight into the horrific story of the trans-Atlantic slave trade": https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/26/us/dna-transatlantic-slave-trade-study-scn-trnd/index.html

2. Human Variation website (simple!): https://www.understandingrace.org/HumanVariation

3. DNA Exchange article: https://thednaexchange.com/2020/06/12/a-selective-amnesia-sterilizing-the-history-of-genetics/ 

Date: December 14, 4-5 PT

Facilitators: Cheyla Clark, Aarin Williams, and Ashley Navarro 

30min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar: 

1.  The Unequal Opportunity Race - ~4 min watch 

2. The Danger of a Single Story- ~18 min watch 

Date: January 11, 4-5 PT

Facilitators: Leena Tran and Andrea Hanson-Kahn 

30min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar: 

1. Understanding Our Perceptions of Asian Americans - ~ 3 min read https://asiasociety.org/education/understanding-our-perceptions-asian-americans

2. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 | Asian Americans - ~ 6 min watch  https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/the-immigration-and-nationality-act-1965-video/asian-americans/

3. What I Hear When You Say Model Minority - ~7 min watch https://www.pbs.org/whatihear/web-series/model-minority/

4. Lia Lee Dies; Life Went On Around Her, Redefining Care - ~3 min read https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/15/us/life-went-on-around-her-redefining-care-by-bridging-a-divide.html 

Date: February 8, 4-5 PST

Facilitators: Daniela Diaz Caro, Karlena Lara-Otero, Daiana Bucio, and Daisy Hernandez

30min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar: 

1. A Conversation with Latinos About Race - ~6 min watch https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/29/opinion/a-conversation-with-latinos-on-race.html

2. Why Many Latinos Dread Going to the Doctor - ~5 min read https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/05/why-many-latinos-dread-going-to-the-doctor/361547/

3. Undoing racism - Immigration and Migration - ~3 min watch https://youtu.be/S_DLwMNgg3w 

4. Undoing racism - Immigration and Assimilation - ~3 min watch https://youtu.be/19wGOZAP034

Date: March 8, 4-5 PST

Facilitators: Hannah Llorin and Shana White

30 min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar:

1. Moth story, Moth Mainstage; Trystan Reese - Pregnant Man -~13 min watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcKN9lZ7QUs&ab_channel=TheMoth 

2. What It's Like To Be Intersex - ~3 min watch  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAUDKEI4QKI 

Date: April 12, 4-5 PST

Facilitators: Claire Barton and Carly Siskind

30 min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar:

1. What it’s like to be Muslim in America TEDTalk ~16 min watch https://www.ted.com/talks/dalia_mogahed_what_it_s_like_to_be_muslim_in_america?referrer=playlist-misconceptions_of_islam_and_mu 

2. New Yorker article series ~15 min read

• Part 1: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-jehovahs-witnesses-are-changing-medicine 

2. • Part 2: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/should-anyone-be-given-a-blood-transfusion 

   • Part 3: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-ethics-of-bloodless-medicine 

Date: May 10, 4-5 PST

Facilitators: Gaby Lee and Megan Yabumoto

30 min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar:

1. “Let’s End Ageism” TEDtalk  ~ 11 minute watch https://www.ted.com/talks/ashton_applewhite_let_s_end_ageism?language=en 

2. “How ageist beliefs undercut us all” ~ 5 minute read https://www.apa.org/topics/covid-19/ageist-beliefs 

3. Why Ageism in Healthcare Is a Growing Concern (Infographic) https://online.regiscollege.edu/blog/why-ageism-in-health-care-is-a-growing-concern/

Date: June 14, 4-5 PST

Facilitators: Melissa Mills and MaryAnn Campion

30 min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar:

1. "Resisting Ableism: Disabled People and Human Gene Editing" Stanford Medicine X ~ 13 minute watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vdeeR5DOSo 

2. "Baby Boy Singh" by Elizabeth Hopkins ~9 minute read https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1007/s10897-011-9437-y 

3. "A Brief History of the Disability Rights Movement" Summary ~ 5 minute read https://www.adl.org/media/6891/download