---
title: '30. Gemma Norburn - Anatomical Pathology Technologist, AAPT, and Mortuary Gem'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/30-gemma-norburn-anatomical-pathology-technologist-aapt-and-mortuary-gem'
show: 'People of Pathology Podcast'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/people-of-pathology-podcast'
published: '2020-10-12'
audio: 'https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3ye8ps/Gemma_Norburn_-_10_11_20_619_PMbd146.mp3'
---

# 30. Gemma Norburn - Anatomical Pathology Technologist, AAPT, and Mortuary Gem

My guest today is Anatomical Pathology Technologist Gemma NorburnWhat we discuss with Gemma:What an Anatomical Pathology Technologist is, and how she chose this careerThe Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology and how Gemma is involvedSome si...

## Summary

My guest today is Anatomical Pathology Technologist Gemma Norburn

What we discuss with Gemma:

- What an Anatomical Pathology Technologist is, and how she chose this career

- The Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology and how Gemma is involved

- Some similarities between the UK Anatomical Pathology Technologist and the US Pathologists' Assistant

- Gemma's blog Mortuary Gem, and the inspiration for it

- Death Cafe and how she got involved

Links for this episode:

- Gemma Norburn on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/mortuarygem)

- Mortuary Gem [blog](https://mortuarygem.com)

- Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology [website](https://www.aaptuk.org)

- Gemma on the Partly Political Broadcast on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0r1CL6vKeL72ivBwL3HL5Z?si=C7Teni8FSdCPwKq4KaF-Hg)

- Gemma on BBC Sounds Jacob Hawley's Job Centre [podcast](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08gddc8)

- Gemma on BBC Radio 1xtra [here](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00022wj)

- Death Cafe [website](https://deathcafe.com)

People of Pathology Podcast:

[Website](https://peopleofpathology.podbean.com)

[Twitter](https://twitter.com/peopleofpath)