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Located just north of Philadelphia, Arcadia University’s Glenside campus offers genetic counseling students the best of two worlds: proximity to a major metropolitan city and a small, close-knit suburban community.
It’s just a short walk from campus down Easton Road to experience the small-town charm of Glenside. Here you’ll find the renowned Keswick Theatre, unique stores, cafés, restaurants, street fairs and more. Learn more about the area.
Vibrant Center City Philadelphia is just 25 minutes from campus. It’s easily accessible by car, bus or train. Whether you are looking for “30 Awesome Things to do in October,” water ice, cheesesteaks or Amish donuts worth waiting in line for, you can find it in Philadelphia. The city offers historic sites such as the Liberty Bell, the oldest farmer’s market in America, year-round professional and college sports, world-class museums, plus traditions and street festivals dating back centuries. Learn all about Philadelphia and surrounding area at VisitPhilly.com.
Many genetic counseling students chose to live in Center City or in neighborhoods such as Manayunk and Roxborough that are located between Glenside and Center City, and convenient to both campus and many clinical sites. Others live close by campus in local off-campus housing.
Philadelphia is a rich and exciting place to become a genetic counselor. The city is home to many historic developments in medicine, science and genetics, but its importance is not just historical. Philadelphia has more than 100 hospitals, 150 research labs, five medical schools, the country’s number one children’s hospital and four specialty hospitals that offer cutting-edge care and produce ground-breaking research and treatment in Philadelphia. Additionally, the greater Philadelphia region is the second largest medical research and education center in the U.S. Arcadia Genetic Counseling students are fortunate to learn from the experienced clinicians and distinguished faculty at these internationally renowned sites.
In 1960, Peter Nowell of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and David Hungerford of Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Institute for Cancer Research published their discovery of a chromosomal abnormality, a shorter than normal chromosome 22, common to almost all chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) patients.
The mutated chromosome 22 was named the Philadelphia Chromosome for the home base of the two researchers. It was a landmark discovery, the first direct, consistent link between a chromosomal abnormality and malignancy, and understanding it led to the development of the genetically targeted cancer drug Gleevec.
Genetic Counseling Program
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