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Interviews with people doing interesting things in pathology and related fields
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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
People of Pathology Podcast:
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
People of Pathology Podcast:
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
People of Pathology Podcast:
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
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Suzy Lishman
What we discuss with Dr Lishman:
- Her inspiration for becoming a doctor and how she chose pathology
- Studying art history, and the relationship between art and pathology
- Colorectal cancer and Bowel Cancer UK
- The medical examiner system in the UK and how it differs from the US
- What we can learn from studying medical history
- Her term as president of the Royal College of Pathologists and some of the initiatives during that time
- The Living Autopsy presentation
- Some of the uses of digital pathology
- How to advocate for the pathology field
Links for this episode:
Dr Lishman on Twitter
Being a Pathologist Q&A with Dr Suzy Lishman
Dr Suzy Lishman - The Pathologist Power List 2018
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Today my guest is Advanced Registered Technologist Zoe Brooks
What we discuss with Zoe:
- How she became interested in the Medical Laboratory field
- How QC became of interest and how she developed it as technical coordinator of six remote Ontario labs
- His early use of computers for monitoring quality control
- Meeting and working with Dr James Westgard
- Her thoughts on the use of six sigma in the medical lab
- Creating the Mathematically Optimized Risk Evaluation system
- AWEsome Numbers Inc and the CatalystQC software
Links for this episode:
Zoe Brooks on Twitter
AWEsome Numbers Website
AWEsome Numbers on Facebook
Zoe on Lab OPEX Live
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Today my guest is Molecular Biology PhD, Dr Tian Yu
What we discuss with Dr Yu:
- Growing up in China, and moving to the US
- Studying cell biology and molecular biology
- How she discovered pathology, and how it related to her work in molecular biology
- Next generation sequencing and how it is used
- Spatial biology and the tumor micro-environment
- Her work at Truckee Applied Genomics and some of their products
- Her thoughts on the future of molecular pathology
Links for this episode:
Dr Tian Yu on Twitter
A Place for Everything in Spatial Biology from The Pathologist
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Today my guest is Pathologists' Assistant Andrea Alvarez
What we discuss with Andrea:
- How she discovered the Medical Laboratory Science field
- How shadowing led to her interest in anatomic pathology
- Her experience in PA school
- How she became gross room manager and her experience at the beginning of the pandemic
- Her role in training residents
- The Kubtec Xpert 80 specimen radiography system and some of its features
- How being a MLS makes her a better PA
- Her advice for those interested in becoming a pathologists' assistant
Links for this episode:
Loma Linda Pathologists' Assistant Program
Kubtec Medical Specimen Imaging
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Carey August
What we discuss with Dr August:
- How she was inspired to become a doctor, and how she discovered pathology
- Why teaching is important to her
- Why it is important for pathologists to take on leadership positions
- How she became involved with CAP and her role on the board of governors
- The CAP Foundation and her role as President
- The Engaged Leadership Academy
- See, Test, and Treat, some of it's history, and why it is important
Links for this episode:
Dr August on Twitter
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Natasha Savage
What we discuss with Dr Savage:
- Her initial interest in OB/GYN and how that changed to pathology
- How she was drawn to hematopathology and what she enjoys about it
- Her interest and training as a sommelier, and how it is similar to hemepath
- Her role as residency director
- How she was involved in writing A Medical Students Guide to Pathology Residency, Fellowships, and Careers
- The importance of exposing medical students to pathology
- Her thoughts on the future of pathology
Links for this episode:
A Medical Student's Guide to Pathology Residency, Fellowships, and Careers
73 Questions with a Pathologist
Augusta University Medical School of Georgia Department of Pathology
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