2020-2021 Professional Development
Seminar Series
"For there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it." - Amanda Gorman
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
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.
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- 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
PDSS #1 - Overview of inequity in the US and a discussion on how to talk about race
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)
PDSS #2 - Native Americans
Date: October 12, 4-5pm PT
Facilitators: Tia Moscarello and Misha Rashkin
30 min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhkJ-tSLUKk&feature=youtu.be – Chef Sean Sherman
https://www.flashforwardpod.com/2020/07/21/dollars-for-data/ - Flash Forward Podcast “Dollars for Data” – begin at 48:45
https://www.patreon.com/posts/settler-part-one-14817581 - Settler Colloquialisms and their meanings
PDSS #3 - Genomic-specific history, issues, and resources
Date: November 9, 4-5pm PT
Facilitators: Nivi Ahlawat and Malika Freund
30min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar:
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
Human Variation website (simple!): https://www.understandingrace.org/HumanVariation
DNA Exchange article: https://thednaexchange.com/2020/06/12/a-selective-amnesia-sterilizing-the-history-of-genetics/
PDSS #4 - Black Americans
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:
The Unequal Opportunity Race - ~4 min watch
The Danger of a Single Story- ~18 min watch
PDSS #5 - Asian Americans
Date: January 11, 4-5 PT
Facilitators: Leena Tran and Andrea Hanson-Kahn
30min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar:
Understanding Our Perceptions of Asian Americans - ~ 3 min read https://asiasociety.org/education/understanding-our-perceptions-asian-americans
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/
What I Hear When You Say Model Minority - ~7 min watch https://www.pbs.org/whatihear/web-series/model-minority/
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
PDSS #6 - Hispanic Americans
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:
A Conversation with Latinos About Race - ~6 min watch https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/29/opinion/a-conversation-with-latinos-on-race.html
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/
Undoing racism - Immigration and Migration - ~3 min watch https://youtu.be/S_DLwMNgg3w
Undoing racism - Immigration and Assimilation - ~3 min watch https://youtu.be/19wGOZAP034
PDSS #7 - Sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression
Date: March 8, 4-5 PST
Facilitators: Hannah Llorin and Shana White
30 min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar:
Moth story, Moth Mainstage; Trystan Reese - Pregnant Man -~13 min watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcKN9lZ7QUs&ab_channel=TheMoth
What It's Like To Be Intersex - ~3 min watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAUDKEI4QKI
PDSS #8 - Religious minorities
Date: April 12, 4-5 PST
Facilitators: Claire Barton and Carly Siskind
30 min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar:
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
New Yorker article series ~15 min read
PDSS #9 - Ageism
Date: May 10, 4-5 PST
Facilitators: Gaby Lee and Megan Yabumoto
30 min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar:
“Let’s End Ageism” TEDtalk ~ 11 minute watch https://www.ted.com/talks/ashton_applewhite_let_s_end_ageism?language=en
“How ageist beliefs undercut us all” ~ 5 minute read https://www.apa.org/topics/covid-19/ageist-beliefs
Why Ageism in Healthcare Is a Growing Concern (Infographic) https://online.regiscollege.edu/blog/why-ageism-in-health-care-is-a-growing-concern/
PDSS #10 - Ableism
Date: June 14, 4-5 PST
Facilitators: Melissa Mills and MaryAnn Campion
30 min of engaging material to help you prepare for the seminar:
"Resisting Ableism: Disabled People and Human Gene Editing" Stanford Medicine X ~ 13 minute watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vdeeR5DOSo
"Baby Boy Singh" by Elizabeth Hopkins ~9 minute read https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1007/s10897-011-9437-y
"A Brief History of the Disability Rights Movement" Summary ~ 5 minute read https://www.adl.org/media/6891/download