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Announcement:
Welcome to NCHPEG’s new board members: Siobahn Dolan (March of Dimes), Lemmietta McNeilly (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association), and Angela Trepanier (National Society of Genetic Counselors). Katherine Johansen (American Medical Association) and Vicky Whittemore (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance) were re-elected to the board.

NCHPEG board member, Michael Rackover, was recently awarded the Outstanding Service Award by the Physician Assistant Education Association for his lifetime of service to the physician assistant profession. Read more about the award here.

 
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ASHA is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 123,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems including swallowing disorders. For more information on speech, language, and hearing disorders, log on to www.asha.org or call 1-800-638-TALK. Spanish-speaking operators are available.

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Race, Genetics, and Healthcare

Watch the NCHPEG CME Broadcast "Race, Genetics, and Health Care: What we know and what it means for your patients". NEW supplementary content, "Some Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about Race, Genetics, and Healthcare", is now available.
- Watch the broadcast online
- request a DVD
- FAQ about Race, Genetics, and Healthcare
 
The mission of NCHPEG is to promote health professional education and access to information about advances in human genetics to improve the health care of the nation.