{"id":64737,"date":"2009-05-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-student-aims-for-genetic-counseling-career-following-graduation-may-17\/"},"modified":"2009-05-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-14T00:00:00","slug":"uri-student-aims-for-genetic-counseling-career-following-graduation-may-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2009\/05\/uri-student-aims-for-genetic-counseling-career-following-graduation-may-17\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 student aims for genetic counseling career following graduation May 17"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tWashington Township, N.J. native filled college years with leadership, spirit<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 14, 2009 \u2013 Haleigh Lipnick said that she enrolled in the 溏心vlog免费B站 \u201calmost by accident,\u201d but she now acknowledges that it was one of the best decisions she has made. As she prepares to graduate on May 17, the Washington Township, N.J., native looks forward to pursuing a career in genetic counseling.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI originally came here as a communications major and wanted to do medical journalism,\u201d Lipnick said. \u201cBut my aunt introduced me to the field of genetic counseling, and I switched majors to biology and added a minor in psychology.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tAccording to Lipnick, genetic counseling is a new and growing field that merges counseling, patient care and medicine. <\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWhen a couple conceives a child, for instance, my job would involve studying family history, medical records, and genetics to evaluate and determine potential risk factors and disorders that might be inherited by a child. Genetic counseling can also provide clues as to how a disorder or disease can be prevented,\u201d she explained. \u201cMy aunt knew that I love biology and genetics, and she said that I have a good way with people. She said I could incorporate all of those fields into one.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/object>Outside the classroom, Lipnick filled her schedule to the brim with a wide range of community service and campus activities that shaped her college experience. A dancer since age 3, Lipnick was a member of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Dance Company, a student run group that teaches jazz, ballet, point, hip hop and tap dance classes and hosts a recital every spring. \tShe also was a mentor for WOWW (Women Offering Women Wisdom) and the 溏心vlog免费B站 Women\u2019s Studies program, vice president of the 溏心vlog免费B站 chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and a campus tour guide for visiting students and guests.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI love the school so much that I just want to tell everybody about my experience, and the best way to share it is with prospective students on a tour,\u201d she said with enthusiasm. \u201cI\u2019m inundated with random from emails from prospective students who my mother has met and who have questions, and knowing that I had been in that same position a few years ago, I know that no question is a dumb question. It\u2019s also exciting to see what the new face of 溏心vlog免费B站 is going to be once I\u2019m gone.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tLipnick\u2019s most visible role on campus was also an anonymous one. She was one of two students on campus to serve as the 溏心vlog免费B站 mascot, Rhody the Ram, at athletic events and other activities. She wore a large ram\u2019s head and bulky wool costume and helped to generate school spirit.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI\u2019m not an athlete, I\u2019m an athletic supporter,\u201d Lipnick said with a grin. \u201cOutside of dance, my athletic experience is slim to none. But I saw that a friend was going to do it, and I thought it would be really cool. You put the suit on and you can act like an idiot and no one knows who you are. You get the crowd going, running around, and it\u2019s a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tShe has performed as Rhody the Ram at basketball games in Atlantic City, at campus press conferences, and numerous other events.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s a great experience. I\u2019ve had kids run up and hug me and not want to let me go, and others who have cried and wanted to run away,\u201d she said. \u201cThe weirdest thing is to remember that you don\u2019t have to smile for pictures.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\tAfter graduation, Lipnick plans to enroll in graduate school, but she is also job hunting to gain counseling experience, perhaps at a day care, Planned Parenthood or other related facility. \u201cI\u2019m just looking to get my foot in the door,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n


\n\tDown the road she looks forward to working as a genetic counselor and perhaps doing research as well.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI\u2019d like to stay on the East Coast because family and friends are here, but wherever my job takes me, I\u2019ll be ready to go,\u201d she said. \u201cYou only live once.\u201d<\/p>\n

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