Dr. Chantel van Wyk is an Assistant Professor in the Master of Genetic Counseling Program at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University. She is a registered genetic counselor with a PhD in Health Professions Education and more than 15 years of clinical, academic, and research experience. Before joining UAEU, she served as a cancer genetic counselor at the Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Center in Oman. Her professional interests include hereditary cancer, genomic education, genetic counseling workforce development, and culturally responsive cancer genetics services, particularly within the Middle East and African contexts.