It is our pleasure to welcome you to The Mountain States Genetics Regional Collaborative Center (MSGRCC). We appreciate your interest and willingness to serve and we look forward to a rewarding and productive association.
This information will provide you with an expanded understanding of what the MSGRCC is about and your role as a member. As you become better acquainted with our programs, we encourage your comments and suggestions as we grow and improve our genetics education, collaboration and programs to better serve the Mountain States Region and beyond.
The MSGRCC is one of seven regional collaborative centers covering the nation. It is federally funded by the US. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Genetic Services Branch. The Texas Health Institute administers this grant which is designed to support a regional coordinating center that provides infrastructure for state genetics programs, capacity building for regional genetic and newborn screening collaboratives and to improve early identification of infants. The Mountain States Genetics Regional Collaborative Center includes the states of Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.
The MSGRCC prides itself as being an open forum allowing all members – consumer advocates and genetic professionals - the opportunity to participate as equals in addressing relevant genetic services and issues.
