Welcome to our Medical Genetics Awareness Week Resource Tool Kit. On this page you will find resources and tools to help you in your annual celebration of the important work of clinical and laboratory geneticists, genetic counselors, genetic nurses and physician assistants, and so many others devoted to translating genes into health.

Get In on the #Hashtag Fun

list of Medical Genetics Awareness Week hashtags

Be sure to use our Medical Genetics Awareness Week hashtags in your social media posts so we can follow and share your posts.

Post on Your Social Media Pages about Medical Genetics Awareness Week

Use one of our sample social media posts or create posts of your own to raise awareness of medical genetics and genomics among your social media followers. Be sure to tag @TheACMG and include one or more of our hashtags so we can find your posts.

list of Medical Genetics Awareness Week hashtags

Download Our Medical Genetics Awareness Week Medallion

Medical Genetics Awareness Week medallion image

Download and use our Medical Genetics Awareness Week medallion to raise awareness of medical genetics and genomics among your social media followers and colleagues. On social media, be sure to tag @TheACMG and include one or more of our hashtags so we can find your posts.

Download Our Free Virtual Backgrounds and Show Your Pride for Medical Genetics

ACMG Virtual Background example

To help you spread the word about Medical Genetics Awareness Week with your colleagues, students, trainees, family and friends, ACMG has created a set of virtual backgrounds for use on Zoom. Get your free virtual background here:
Medical Genetics Awareness
I am a Medical Geneticist
I am a Lab Geneticist
I am a Genetic Counselor
I am a Nurse in Genetics
I am a Genetics NP
I am a Genetics PA
I am a Metabolic Dietitian
I am a Public Health Geneticist
Future Genetics Professional

Why Are You in Medical Genetics?

Why I'm in Medical Genetics image

Inspire others by telling us in your own words, with a post or short video, why you love working in medical genetics. If you’d like to use our Why I’m in Medical Genetics graphic, click here and our Advice for Future Genetics Professionals, click here. Or, click here to use our Mentorship Matters graphic to write a short “shout-out” to your medical genetics mentor in honor of how they inspired you in your career. Use software on your device, place your picture in the circle and add your testimonial. Save the combined image as a picture file and upload to social media with your post. Or, use your imagination and create a graphic of your own to use. Either way, be sure to tag @TheACMG in your social media post and use one of our Medical Genetics Awareness Week hashtags so we can find your posts.


Print, Post or Share Our Medical Genetics Awareness Week Graphics

Decorate your home or work office, clinic and lab, and take a solo or group photo to post on social media, with our printable graphics. Don’t forget to use our hashtags in your social media posts so we can follow and share your posts! Get the graphics here:
Medical Genetics Awareness
Medical Genetics Awareness Version 2
Future Genetics Professional
I am a Medical Geneticist
I am a Genetic Counselor
I am a Lab Geneticist
I am a Nurse in Genetics
I am a Genetics NP
I am a Genetics PA
I am a Metabolic Dietitian
I am a Public Health Geneticist

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