At the University of Utah, we recognize that genetic counseling fieldwork or clinical rotations are an excellent opportunity and critical component in providing students with hands on training for their future profession. Students will participate in six week rotations in pediatric genetics, perinatal genetics, cancer genetics, clinical specialty genetics clinics (such as metabolic, adult, cardiology, neurology, etc.), and an elective, student-designed rotation for a total of six rotations. In each fieldwork setting, students will practice genetic counseling skills under the supervision of a board-certified genetic counselor often in collaboration with other medical professionals who are intimately familiar with the field of genetic counseling. The required elective rotation is a unique component of the UUGPGC that allows students to explore their own specialized field of interest often under the mentorship of an experienced genetic counselor. Below is a growing list of rotation sites:
| Institution/Department | Fieldwork Sites |
| University of Utah/Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology | Perinatal Genetics |
| Intermountain Medical Center/Division of Maternal & Fetal Medicine | Perinatal Genetics |
| University of Utah/Department of Pediatrics – Primary Children’s Hospital | Pediatric Genetics and Metabolic Genetics |
| University of Utah/Huntsman Cancer Hospital | Cancer Genetics |
| Intermountain Medical Center/Oncology | Cancer Genetics |
| University of Utah Department of Neurology | Specialty Clinic (Pediatric and Adult Neurology) |
| University of Utah Department of Cardiology | Specialty Clinic (Adult Cardiology) |
| Intermountain/Pediatric Cardiology | Specialty Clinic (Pediatric Cardiology) |
| Intermountain/Adult Cardiology | Specialty Clinic (Adult Cardiology) |
| Pregnancy Risk Line | Specialty Clinic (Teratology) |
| Genomic Medicine Institute at the VA | Specialty Clinic (Adult, telehealth) |
| Myriad Genetic Laboratories | Laboratory Genetics |
| ARUP Laboratories | Laboratory Genetics |
Students also have the opportunity to travel out of state to complete one of their six-week clinical rotations in the summer between their first and second year, and possibly during the school year. Previous students have completed rotations at many different sites around the country and internationally.