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. 2021 Apr 2;30(3):861–871. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1389

TABLE 1.

European distribution of genetic counselors

European countries with practicing genetic counselors Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Island, Ireland, Italy, the Netherland, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK

Accredited MSc programs in Genetic Counseling

(accreditation board)

Cardiff University, UK (GCRB and EBMG)

University of Glasgow, UK (GCRB)

University of Manchester, UK (GCRB and EBMG)

(integrated into the NHS Scientist Training Program)

Université de la Méditerranée ‐ Aix Marseille II, France (EBMG)

Universidade do Porto, Portugal (EBMG)

Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain (EBMG)

Babes‐Bolyai University, Romania (EBMG)

New MSc programs in Genetic Counseling

Universita di Siena, Italy 2018

Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria 2019

Linköping University, Sweden 2021

Distribution of genetic counselors and genetic counseling education across Europe (Abacan et al., 2019; Ormond et al., 2018; Paneque, Serra‐Juhe, et al., 2017). European Board of Medical Genetics (EBMG); UK Genetic Counsellor Registration Board (GCRB).