Mikayla Bartell Stoecker

Experience

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  Brigham Young University

  Jan 2009 - Aug 2012

  As a teaching assistant I gave biweekly reviews and office hours, prepared and held test review sessions, tailored tutoring sessions to the needs of individual students.As a research assistant I searched textbooks, primary literature, and Internet for workable test and homework problems. Compiled an extensive indexed database for professor use, including explanations and the solution for all questions. Tutored biology for all core classes, including introductory, molecular and cellular biology, and genetics. Explanations were tailored to meet the needs and understanding of the individual student. Became Head tutor.

  • Research and Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2009 - Aug 2012

  • Life Sciences Tutor

    Jan 2009 - May 2010
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  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

  Aug 2012 - May 2014

  Genetic Counseling Student

  Thesis: ‘Patient psychosocial perspectives on Acute Porphyrias.’ Used qualitative research to explore patients’ experience on managing symptoms and how diagnosis has affected their lives. The goal of this research is to increase medical professionals’ awareness of psychosocial considerations that may impact their patients’ health. IRB Approved. See Publications below. Focus groups - Gained experience in topic identification, development of questions and session agenda, coordination of logistics, mediating/facilitating focus groups, and performing qualitative data analysis.Rotations: Prenatal, Pediatrics, Cancer, Clinical Research, Jewish Disease Carrier Screening, Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Cardiovascular Genetics Jewish Disease Carrier Screening – Noticed inconsistencies and inaccuracies in education letters being sent to families of carriers. Requested and was granted permission to rewrite over a dozen letter templates with clear and accurate information to encourage at-risk family members to also be tested. These letters were used for several years and resulted in risk-mitigation for patients and increased testing enrollment for the laboratory.Specialized course work: Biostatistics; Ethics of Genetic Counseling; Psychosocial Interviewing Methods; Practical Analysis of a Personal Genome Practical Analysis of a Personal Genome - Through didactic and hands-on post-sequencing analysis gained an understanding of the bioinformatics processes and psychosocial issues involved in whole genome sequencing and counseling. Used online polymorphism and variant databases to interpret variant calls and predict personal disease risk, pharmacogenetic interactions, and ancestral origins.GPA: 3.816 Show less

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  Swedish Medical Center

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2017

  Genetic Counselor

  Part of 9 GC team serving four sites in the Seattle area. Primarily worked as a solo counselor in outlying clinics. Counseled diverse patient populations with a wide range of indications, ethnicities, and socioeconomic statuses. Materials Development: Conducted reviews of current literature and created consult note templates for 15+ abnormal ultrasound findings, including discussion of risk and most appropriate test offerings. Resulting templates used by all prenatal genetic counselors in the Swedish system and reduced potential for litigation over missed information.Organizational: Developed a digital tracking system for outstanding lab results to automatically alert us of overdue orders and reduce clinic liability. Counseling: Provided prenatal and pre-conception counseling services to both high- and low-risk patients. Services included discussion of appropriate aneuploidy blood screening and diagnostic testing options, carrier screening, teratogen evaluation, and counseling on abnormal ultrasound findings. My documentation was used to protect the hospital from litigation in a complex case.Training: Trained new hires, including experienced counselors and new graduates. Show less

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  Metis Genetics, LLC

  Apr 2017 - Dec 2021

  Genetic Counselor

  Acted as part of a small team providing remote genetic counseling in many specialties to reach patients that would otherwise not have access to counseling services due to their provider offerings or physical location.Public relations: Represented Metis as sole counselor at ACMG booth in 2019. Due to success and performance, company executives requested I continue to represent Metis at future client-facing events and related opportunities. Multimedia production: Assisted in coordination and recording of educational content for patients. Co-authored video scripts for patients considering WGS/WES, cancer screening panels, NIPT, GINA information, etc. Selected as one of two Metis counselors to be recorded for videos. Recognized for performance resulting in completion of project ahead of schedule and under budget. Organizational: Pitched a proposal to streamline all data for ECS account into one consolidated Playbook and led a team of five counselors to collaborate on this task. This idea led to the creation of playbooks for all other accounts, improving quality control across all counselors and accounts.Materials development: Revised and created consult note templates for several accounts for new and existing clients. Created database of standardized texts for various indications, reducing time required for case completion.Counseling: Provided video and phone counseling to patients nationally and internationally on a diverse range of testing results including carrier screening, prenatal clinical counseling, research informed consent, and COVID antibody testing results.Training: Trained new hires and participated in the on-boarding of current staff to new accounts. Hosted current genetic counseling students to observe telehealth sessions and debriefed with them regarding skills used and psychosocial events of the appointment. Show less

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  GCPrep, LLC

  Feb 2021 - now

  Founder/CEO

  I founded GCPrep, LLC in 2021 to meet the needs of students investigating the field of Genetic Counseling and to prepare them to be the most desirable applicant possible! GCPrep offers modular classes to orient students to the field of genetic counseling, help them know if it is the right choice for them, and then hone their application documents to stand out from the crowd. We offer document review, mock interviews, and other one-on-one coaching services. Additional free resources are available, as well as financial aid and scholarships for underrepresented populations. See GCPrepLLC.com for details! Show less