Episodes

Monday Jan 24, 2022
Episode 96: Angela Tomei Robinson - Lab Advocacy, Licensure, and Mentorship
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Today my guest is Medical Laboratory Scientist Angela Tomei Robinson
What we discuss with Angela:
- How she first discovered the medical laboratory field
- Some of the changes she has seen in the field throughout her career
- Why she says "instruments" and not "machines."
- How she became a clinical advisor for college students
- Her role as Chair of the Professional Standards Coalition, which helped to establish licensure of lab professionals in New York
- Why it is important for lab professionals to join professional societies
- How writing a letter to Regis Philbin resulted in her appearing on his TV show with other laboratory staff
- Why it's better to try and do something, than just complain and do nothing
Links for this episode:
Laboratory Advocacy: The Art of Professionalism
Pathology - The Beginnings of Laboratory Medicine
LabOPEX Live: Licensure, Unions, and Certifications
Using Laboratory Medicine to Support Direct Patient Care
As COVID Testing Surges, Lab Professionals are in Short Supply
Hospitals are in Serious Trouble
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Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Quentin Eichbaum
What we discuss with Dr Eichbaum:
- Why he studying law in South Africa before switching to medicine
- How he became interested in global health
- His work with the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, including the Global Health Humanities Working Group
- How and why he cofounded the Consortium of New Sub Sahara African Medical Schools
- The concept of Curriculum Sclerosis, and how new medical schools can avoid it
- The Survey of Clinical and Anatomical Pathology Laboratory Infrastructure in Mozambique paper in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology
Links for this episode:
Consortium of New Sub Sahara African Medical Schools
A Doctor of My Own Documentary
Survey of Clinical and Anatomical Pathology Laboratory Infrastructure in Mozambique
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Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Today Biomedical Scientist Bamidele Farinre returns to the podcast
What we discuss with Bami:
- Her experience in virology throughout the pandemic
- The Institute of Biomedical Science CPD system, and how she applies the knowledge she gains
- The Mobile Processing Unit Vans, and her role as project lead
- How mobile lab testing could be applied in the future
- Her continuing work as a STEM Ambassador
- The STEM People Like Me Program
Links for this episode:
Bamidele Farinre on Twitter
Sharing Member Voices - Bamidele Farinre
STEM Ambassador People Like Me Training
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Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Today my guest is Pathologists' Assistant Kristine McCluskey
What we discuss with Kristine:
- How she discovered the pathologists' assistant field and her experience in training
- How she was inspired to start teaching and why this appealed to her
- The Interesting Gross Case Workshop she started at Baylor, the paper that was published from that
- The All City Anatomical Pathology Symposium in 2017
- Her role in the AAPA Preceptor Program
- How the Preceptor Program is organized, and some of the topics
- How studying High Reliability Organizations can benefit pathology education
- Why she chose to earn a Doctorate in Education and how she is applying that knowledge
Links for this episode:
Kristine McCluskey on Twitter
Interesting Gross Case Workshop to Remedy Disconnect in Surgical Pathology Curriculum
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Pathology and Immunology
Pathology Teaching and Quality Improvement Tools
High Reliability Organizations
American Association of Pathologists Assistants
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Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Today my guest is Pathology Resident Dr Phoebe Hammer
What we discuss with Dr Hammer:
- How she became interested in science and medicine
- Her path to entering medical school
- How she heard about the pathology medical student fellowship, and her experience in this program
- Her experience as a tutor for medical students
- The research for the paper One Hundred Years of the Pathology Medical Student Fellowship, and some of the findings she found most interesting
- Her thoughts on subspecialties and future fellowships
Links for this episode:
Dr Phoebe Hammer on Twitter
One Hundred Years of the Pathology Medical Student Fellowship
Stanford Department of Pathology
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Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Today my guest is Forensic Photographer Nikki Johnson
What we discuss with Nikki:
- Her education in art and photography
- How she got started in the photography field and some of her early work
- How she entered the forensics field, and what her work involves
- Meeting Dr Marianne Hamel and starting Death Under Glass
- The Unseen exhibit at the Mutter Museum and the process of putting that together
- Her photo series during the pandemic of New York City
Links for this episode:
Nikki Johnson on Twitter
Nikki Johnson on Instagram
Nikki's Website
Unseen at the Mutter Museum
2022 Mutter Calendar Featuring Unseen
Nikki Johnson's Photographs of the Pandemic
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Monday Dec 13, 2021
Episode 90: Hatice Beseren - Macroscopic Technician in Turkey
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Today my guest is Macroscopic Technician Hatice Beseren
What we discuss with Hatice:
- Her training to become a macroscopic technician
- How cytology in integrated into her job duties
- Her role in remote frozen sections
- Standardization and certification efforts in Turkey
- The use of Twitter for education
- Her role in teaching
- Her efforts to form an association of macroscopic technicians
Links for this episode:
Hatice Beseren on Twitter
Macroscopists and Cytotechnicians - The Pathologists Counterpart
Hatice Beseren on the 2020 Pathologist Power List
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Monday Dec 06, 2021
Episode 89: Bruce Koepp - Pathologists‘ Assistant and Author of Pitfall
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Today my guest is Pathologists' Assistant Bruce Koepp
What we discuss with Bruce:
- How he discovered pathology and the pathologists' assistant field
- His experiences in the early part of his career
- How he came to specialize in autopsies
- His interest in trail running and how that influenced his first book
- How he started writing and the authors from whom he drew inspiration
- His latest book, Pitfall, and how he developed the story
- How being a pathologists' assistant influenced his writing style
- His future writing projects
Links for this episode:
Contact Bruce Koepp here
Order Pitfall from Amazon, or Barnes and Noble
American Association of Pathologists' Assistants
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Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Today my guest is Forensic Pathologist Dr Walter Kemp
What we discuss with Dr Kemp:
- How he discovered pathology and how observing an autopsy led to forensic pathology
- Why he decided to earn a Masters and PhD in anthropology, and how that work applies to forensics
- How he got started in teaching and some of his mentors
- The book Make It Stick and how it influenced his teaching style
- The methods he uses for teaching
- The online platforms that he uses to educate students about pathology
Links for this episode:
The Pathology Grand Tour Episode 2: Pathologists' Assistants
Dr Kemp on Twitter
Pathology Review Image Questions on Amazon
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Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Today my guest is Forensic Pathologist Dr Greg G Davis
What we discuss with Dr Davis:
- How he became interested in pathology and forensic pathology
- Earning a Masters in Public Health and the importance of forensic pathologists in public health
- His interest in epidemiology and drug-related deaths and his involvement in the NAME opioid position paper.
- The relationship between pathology and law and his book on the subject
- His term as president of the National Association of Medical Examiners, and some of the things he accomplished
- His teaching role at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
- His thoughts on the future of forensic pathology
Links for this episode:
The Art of Attorney Interaction and Courtroom Testimony
Pathology and Law: A Practical Guide for the Pathologist
UAB Profile - Dr Gregory G Davis
National Association of Medical Examiners
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