---
title: 'Episode 107: Dr Elaine Cloutman-Green - Infection Prevention and Control and the GirlyMicro Blog'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/episode-107-dr-elaine-cloutman-green-infection-prevention-and-control-and-the-girlymicro-blog'
show: 'People of Pathology Podcast'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/people-of-pathology-podcast'
published: '2022-04-11'
audio: 'https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yrqw5j/Dr_Elaine_Cloutman-Green_-_4_10_22_718_PM8npy5.mp3'
---

# Episode 107: Dr Elaine Cloutman-Green - Infection Prevention and Control and the GirlyMicro Blog

Today my guest is Consultant Clinical Scientist Dr Elaine Cloutman-Green What we discuss with Dr Cloutman-Green: How her family members influenced her choice of a career in science, and how she studied zoology How she switched to microbiology and infecti...

## Summary

Today my guest is Consultant Clinical Scientist Dr Elaine Cloutman-Green

What we discuss with Dr Cloutman-Green:

- How her family members influenced her choice of a career in science, and how she studied zoology

- How she switched to microbiology and infection prevention and control

- Why working in a pediatric hospital is important to her

- How and why she started the Girly Microbiologist blog

- Why she decided to write on turning 42 on the blog, and some of the lessons she has learned

- What she has learned from working during the pandemic

- Why it is important to her to nominate others for awards, and to advocate for science

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 Cloutman-Green on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/girlymicro)

Dr Cloutman-Green on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/girlymicro/)

[Girly Microbiologist Blog](https://girlymicrobiologist.com)

[The Nosocomial Project](https://www.nosocomial.online)

[The Pathology Grand Tour Podcast - Episode 1 Microbiology](https://thepathologist.com/podcasts/the-pathology-grand-tour/1-microbiology)

People of Pathology Podcast:

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

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