Dear Heartlanders:
We will be having a strategic planning meeting September 19th in Grand 
Forks. I have had members of our Genetic Advisory Committee ask what 
other states are doing for their genetic clinics. I would appreciate it 
if each of you could please answer these questions for me as soon as you 
can so I can put them together for the meeting?

1. How do area states run their genetics program? (Is it through the 
department of health or are there private genetic health care providers, 
or both?)

2. How are your general genetic clinics formed? Do patients see only 
genetics or genetic counselors? Are the clinics multidisciplinary in 
type? If multidisciplinary, please list professionals the patients see.

3. How do area states manage to fund assessable and available genetic 
clinics with decreasing funding?

4. Is there a shortage of geneticists or genetic counselors in your 
state? How does your state address the need for appointments with 
manpower shortages?

5. What is the wait time to see a geneticist? genetic counselor?

6. What is the process of making a genetic appointment?

7. What is the average patients seen in a day for geneticists?  How many 
genetic clinics are held in a week? Month?

8. What is the average number of patients seen in a day for genetic 
counselors? How many genetic clinics are held in a week for genetic 
counselors? Month?


Thank you very much for taking your time in helping us as the Genetic 
Advisory Committee addresses these issues within North Dakota.
Jayne

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*Jayne Brown, LSW*
Human Service Information Coordinator
Division of Medical Genetics
UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room 5910
501 N. Columbia Road Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
(701) 777-4276
www.medicine.nodak.edu/genetics

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