---
title: 'Episode 100: Dr Kamran Mirza - The Importance of Pathology in Medicine, Path Elective, and #TwitterHomework'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/episode-100-dr-kamran-mirza-the-importance-of-pathology-in-medicine-path-elective-and-twitterhomework'
show: 'People of Pathology Podcast'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/people-of-pathology-podcast'
published: '2022-02-21'
audio: 'https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qztwre/Dr_Kamran_Mirza_-_2_20_22_1103_AM7r1d9.mp3'
---

# Episode 100: Dr Kamran Mirza - The Importance of Pathology in Medicine, Path Elective, and #TwitterHomework

Today my guest is Hematopathologist Dr Kamran Mirza What we discuss with Dr Mirza: His journey in to medical school and coming to the US for residency How his experience getting into residency influences how he tries to help others His fellowships after ...

## Summary

Today my guest is Hematopathologist Dr Kamran Mirza

What we discuss with Dr Mirza:

- His journey in to medical school and coming to the US for residency

- How his experience getting into residency influences how he tries to help others

- His fellowships after residency, and how hematopathology combines both AP and CP

- How he became interested in teaching and how he use Twitter in teaching

- The origin of Path Elective, and how it has grown since the beginning

- His involvement in the International Collaborative of Pathologists

- How he tries to balance his projects with his personal time

- His view of the future of the field

Links for this episode:

[Health Podcast Network](https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/)

[ LabVine Learning](http://bit.ly/labvine)

[The ConfLab from LabVine](https://www.labvinelearning.com/TheConflab)

[Dress A Med scrubs](https://dressamed.com/?rfsn=5044297.cb03eb&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=5044297.cb03eb)

Dr Mirza on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/KMirza)

[Path Elective](https://www.pathelective.com)

[Voicebrook Blog - PathElective: Bringing Pathology Education to You](https://www.voicebrook.com/blog/pathelective-bringing-pathology-education-to-you)

[Challenges and Opportunities in Using Twitter as a Pedagogical Tool in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Education](https://academic.oup.com/ajcp/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ajcp/aqab219/6512077)

[Is It Time for a Broader Call to Learn the Language of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine?](https://academic.oup.com/labmed/article-abstract/52/5/415/6298400)

[The Network That Never Sleeps](https://academic.oup.com/labmed/article/52/4/e83/6171176?login=true)

[Laying a #Path2Path Through Social Media](https://thepathologist.com/outside-the-lab/laying-a-path2path-through-social-media)

People of Pathology Podcast:

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

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