Gwinnett Medical Center Nurse From Loganville Receives Rare Distinction

Cindy Snyder, a nurse from Loganville, recently achieved the credential of Advanced Practice Nurse in Genetics (APNG). Snyder is one of only two people in Georgia and 47 in the nation to have achieved this designation.

Snyder is the manager of Oncology Services and cancer risk counselor at Gwinnett Medical Center. According to a press release from GMC, Snyder has served the Gwinnett Medical Center system for more than 25 years. GMC has hospitals in Duluth and Lawrenceville and provides acute care, outpatient services, orthopedic and neuroscience specialty care as well as a full continuum of wellness services.

“Cindy has worked to make Gwinnett Medical Center’s cancer care services second to none,” said GMC’s Chief Nursing Officer Carol Danielson in the release. “Her passion to help prevent and get the best possible care for breast cancer has resulted in including American Cancer Society patient resource navigators and genetic risk assessment services.” 

Snyder is reportedly responsible for managing clinical and educational support programs for patients accessing the hospital system for breast cancer services and providing hereditary risk assessments and education for patients at risk of hereditary cancer syndromes. She also recently completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice. She began her medical career with an associate degree and has completed her bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees while working at GMC. 

The Advanced Practice Nurse in Genetics certification was designed by the Genetic Nursing Credentialing Commission to enhance professional practice care for people’s genetic health through genetic nursing credentials.

The APNG credential are obtained through the Genetic Nursing Credentialing Commission. Among the requirements are 300 hours of genetic practicum experiences as a clinical genetic nurse and presentation of four case studies. For more information on the Genetic Nursing Credentialing Commission visit www.geneticnurse.org.

Gwinnett Medical Center is a not-for-profit healthcare network with acute-care hospitals in Lawrenceville and Duluth. GMC’s 4,200 associates and 800 affiliated physicians serve more than 400,000 patients annually. To learn more about how GMC is transforming healthcare, visit gwinnettmedicalcenter.org.