I Can Be Anything I Want to Be A to Z: Genetic Counselor

5 minutes 22 seconds

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In this episode, the researchers in the A to Z Career Lab interview a genetic counselor and envision the possibilities around this in-demand science career that works to improve people’s health. Part of the "I Can Be Anything I Want to Be A to Z" series.

Media Details

Runtime: 5 minutes 22 seconds

Topic: Careers, Health and Safety
Subtopic: Health Care, Job Skills, Occupations
Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 8
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Release Year: 2017
Producer/Distributor: Ohio Broadcast Educational Media Commission
Series: I Can Be Anything I Want to Be A to Z

Overhead view of a man writing on a log sheet. Also on the desk, a landline phone and computer mouse. Caption. I translate mostly legal documents.

Nurse smiles and shakes the hand of a man who is seated on an exam table in a medical office setting. Caption. We order tests for patients, we do exams.

Person points at a computer screen showing numbered gene pairs. Caption. Where we do the genetic testing.

Closeup of a computer screen projecting the image of an editing platform. The image in the program is a pair of black running shorts with blue and red accent stripes. Caption. It looks like what the end garment will look like.

Dental assistant wearing a surgical mask and latex gloves next to a tray with tools and supplies for teeth cleaning. Next to her, a person lies back in a dental chair in an office setting. Caption. We work in a dental office alongside dentists.

Woman wearing a business suit pulls a book down from a law library. Caption. Being a lawyer is all about solving problems.

Side view of an X-ray technician holding up an image of a spine against an X-ray illuminator. Caption. So we take a lot of imaging of patients' bones.

2 side-by-side canoes on the water. A man with a video camera gives a thumbs up to camera. His camera is pointed at a man rowing. In the other canoe, 3 men seated and 1 playing the guitar. Caption. A video producer is kind of like a storyteller.

A man sitting inside a machine. Caption: I'm an experimental aerodynamicist by training.

Two technicians inspecting an installation. Caption: And I am an indoor electrical wireman.