What makes Sarah Lawrence’s Human Genetics program unique?
The program enjoys a world-wide reputation for excellence and attracts a rich mix of students from around the world. In addition to its founding role in the field, the program’s size and diversity offer each student a unique experience. One of the most clinically-based programs, Sarah Lawrence students graduate with 1,000 fieldwork hours in urban, prenatal, pediatric, and adult practice settings, eligible for board certification. The program is affiliated with 50 centers for clinical placement in New York City, Westchester County, Connecticut, and New Jersey. The ethnically and socio-economically diverse region has the greatest concentration of genetics centers in the world. The program’s affiliation with Leadership Education in Neurodevelopment and Related Disabilities (LEND) offers selected students a one-year-fellowship and advanced training in caring for special needs children. The “Speakers in Medical Genetics” lecture series brings a distinguished speaker to campus each week for
