Rachel Vanneste, MSc, CCGC, CGC
University of Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan)
Rachel completed a BScH in biochemistry at the University of Saskatchewan in 2006 and an MSc in genetic counselling at McGill University in 2008. She obtained both her Canadian (CCGC) and American (CGC) board-certification in 2009. Since graduating, she has held a variety of clinical and non-clinical genetic counselling roles. She has a professional interest in improving access to genetics services for patients and in her most recent position, she led the creation of Saskatchewan’s Genetic Resource Centre, whose main goal is to aid non-geneticist physicians in accessing appropriate genetic testing for their patients. She is currently completing an MSc (towards a PhD) in Health Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan with the goal of co-creating a genetic counselling clinic in the primary care setting. One of her values is volunteerism and she is the current chair of the Canadian Board of Genetic Counselling, as well as a co-chair of the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors Lexigene® committee.
