Episodes

Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Today my guest is Microbiologist and Professor Dr Rodney Rohde.
What we discuss with Dr Rohde :
- The difference between Variant Of Concern and Variant Under Investigation
- The known COVID-19 variants, and how they are similar and different
- Dr Rohde's article Why Herd Immunity May Be Impossible Without Vaccinating Children Against COVID-19
- Vaccination strategies and contact tracing in other countries
- The effect of the pandemic on lab professionals
Links for this episode:
Have You Heard article in The Pathologist
Top 20 Pathology Podcasts You Must Follow in 2021 from Feedspot
Dr Rohde on Twitter
- What Does a SARS-CoV-2 Variant Mean? in Healthcare Hygiene Magazine
- Why Herd Immunity May Be Impossible Without Vaccinating Children Against COVID-19 article in The Conversation
- ASCP Inside The Lab Podcast
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Monday Mar 01, 2021
Episode 49: Dr Marianne Hamel - Death Under Glass and Forensic Pathology
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Today my guest is Forensic Pathologist Dr Marianne Hamel
What we discuss with Dr Hamel :
- How she chose forensic pathology as a specialty
- How she and Nikki Johnson started Death Under Glass
- Having the Death Under Glass exhibit at Bart's Pathology Museum and the Mutter Museum
- Her experience in London during her Fulbright Fellowship
- Working on cold cases and The Vidocq Society
Links for this episode:
Death Under Glass:
Unseen exhibit at the Mutter Museum
People of Pathology Podcast:

Monday Feb 15, 2021
Episode 48: Dr Bobbi Pritt - Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Today my guest is pathologist and parasitologist Dr Bobbi Pritt.
What we discuss with Dr Pritt:
- How she became interested in pathology and microbiology
- The Medical Parasitology masters program at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- How she started the Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites blog
- Her work with vector borne diseases
- Developing COVID testing at Mayo Clinic
- Her teaching experience
Links for this episode:
Dr Pritt:
- Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites blog
- Dr Pritt on Outbreak News
- Answers From the Lab Podcast
People of Pathology Podcast:

Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Today my guests are Dr Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell, authors of Aftershock.
What we discuss:
- Their relocation to New Zealand in July of 2020
- The COVID response in New Zealand and how it could be applied to other countries
- Some of the differences in life and forensic pathology between to US and New Zealand
- The writing process for Aftershock, and how it was different from First Cut
- The character development of Dr Jessie Teska
- The importance of using real forensic pathology in their books
- Mentors that influenced both Dr Melinek and TJ
Links for this episode:
Dr Melinek on Twitter
TJ Mitchell on Twitter
Dr Working Stiff Website
Buy Aftershock from Amazon
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Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
My guests for this coaching panel are Dr Jennifer Hunt, Dr Ursula Lang, and Dr Tangie.
What we discuss:
- How they each got interested in coaching
- The differences between coaching and therapy
- How they develop a plan for a new client
- Burnout and it's symptoms
- Impostor syndrome and what to do about it
Links for this episode:
Dr Hunt:
Dr Lang:
Dr Tangie:
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Monday Jan 25, 2021
Episode 45: Dr Dana Corriel - Building an Online Presence and SoMe Docs
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
My guest today is Dr Dana Corriel, founder of SoMe Docs.
What we discuss with Dr Corriel:
- Her path into medicine and how she started SoMe Docs
- The importance of having an online presence
- Building an online brand as a way to regain control
- how to use social media to bring attention to the pathology field
- The SoMe Docs Series
Links for this episode:
St Mary's Hospital PA position email
Dr Corriel on Twitter
- Dr Corriel on YouTube
- SoMe Docs website
- SoMe Docs Series
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Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Today my guest is Dr Amy Rapkiewicz.
What we discuss with Dr Rapkiewicz:
- Her residency at the National Cancer Institute
- Why she chose two fellowships, cytopathology and forensic pathology
- Being interviewed by the Associated Press and CNN
- Autopsy finding in COVID patients
- The paper she coauthored about these findings
- How the pandemic has stressed the importance of the autopsy
Links for this episode:
Dr Amy Rapkiewicz on Twitter
People of Pathology Podcast:

Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Today my guest is Molecular Medicine PhD student Kelsey Dawes.
What we discuss with Kelsey:
- Her undergraduate program in health studies
- Her current PhD program in molecular medicine
- What is epigenetics, and her work in this field
- Idea Storm and her project in diabetes testing
- Her internship at Behavioral Diagnostics
- Machine learning and its implications
Links for this episode:
Kelsey Dawes on Twitter
- Molecular Medicine program
- Clinical Epigenetics article
- Idea Storm
- Behavioral Diagnostics
People of Pathology Podcast

Monday Jan 04, 2021
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Today my guest is Medical Laboratory Scientist Dana Baker.
What we discuss with Dana:
- How she discovered the field of Lab Medicine
- Her path to earning an MBA
- Her Masters program in Healthcare Simulation
- Her current Doctorate program in Education
- The importance of joining professional organizations
- Teaching, mentoring, and "labvocating" for the profession
Links for this episode:
Dana Baker on Twitter
People of Pathology Podcast

Monday Dec 28, 2020
Monday Dec 28, 2020
My guest today is Dr Syeda Qasim.
What we discuss with Dr Qasim:
- Medical school in Pakistan and working as a pathologist assistant
- Moving to Canada and becoming an instructor at the Ontario IMG School
- Helping international medical graduates become licensed in North America
- Her recent article in The Pathologist, and how pathology and psychiatry can collaborate
Links for this episode:
- Health Podcast Network
- The Queen of All Poisons giveaway from Goodreads
- CAP Foundation See, Test, & Treat program
- Dress A Med scrubs
Dr Syeda Qasim:
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