Sandie Pisieczko

Seminar—Spring

GENE 7345

This course will provide students with an understanding of cancer genetic counseling through a case-based study of clinical services. Students will be introduced to the anatomy and physiology of affected organs, screening modalities, and treatment options; become familiar with the pathology and cancer genetic counseling; interpret pedigrees and utilize cancer risk models; understand testing criterion, options, and interpretation of results; and explore the psychosocial aspects of hereditary cancer syndromes.

Faculty

• Lindsey Alico
• Sandie Pisieczko
• Joseph Doyle

Seminar—Spring

GENE 7312

This practicum course will utilize a simulated patient model to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate and assess their skill levels in competencies necessary for the practice of genetic counseling. Students will participate in prepared role-playing exercises, followed by class discussion and feedback. The course structure will allow students to demonstrate competence in key skills, assess their own strengths and weaknesses and those of their peers, and formulate a plan for addressing areas needing improvement.

Faculty

• Sandie Pisieczko
• Jovanni Cuevas

Seminar—Fall

GENE 7306

Students will be introduced to skills necessary for genetic counseling. The course will be structured around key components of a genetic-counseling encounter. Readings will provide foundational knowledge of relevant concepts, and class discussions will encourage comparison of different perspectives and applications. Course instructors will demonstrate each skill; students will then engage in skill development through role-play, peer feedback, and self-assessment.

Faculty

• Michelle Bina
• Sandie Pisieczko

Seminar—Year

GENE 7402

This course will utilize a simulated patient model to provide students with the opportunity to practice genetic-counseling skills and build self-efficacy in a low-stakes learning environment. Students will participate in live, facilitated, simulated patient encounters, followed by individualized verbal and written feedback and small-group debrief sessions.

Faculty

• Sandie Pisieczko
• Andrew Hubatsek