---
title: 'Episode 124: Luis Plaza - Medical Laboratory Science and Let’s Talk Micro Podcast'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/episode-124-luis-plaza-medical-laboratory-science-and-lets-talk-micro-podcast'
show: 'People of Pathology Podcast'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/people-of-pathology-podcast'
published: '2022-08-22'
audio: 'https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/f8xf3h/Luis_Plaza_-_8_21_22_632_PMam096.mp3'
---

# Episode 124: Luis Plaza - Medical Laboratory Science and Let’s Talk Micro Podcast

Today my guest is Medical Laboratory Scientist Luis Plaza What we discuss with Luis: How he discovered the medical laboratory field while in the Navy and training to be an MLT How he discovered his passion for microbiology and earning his MLS degree How ...

## Summary

Today my guest is Medical Laboratory Scientist Luis Plaza

What we discuss with Luis:

- How he discovered the medical laboratory field while in the Navy and training to be an MLT

- How he discovered his passion for microbiology and earning his MLS degree

- How he became interested in teaching

- How and why he started the Let's Talk Micro podcast

- The different types of episode formats he uses and how he prepares for these

- His favorite organism and why it is his favorite

- Future goals for Let's Talk Micro

Links for this episode:

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

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

[Laboratory Transformation Seasonal School](https://joinpop.org/ltss-2022-registration/)

[AGBT Precision Health Meeting](https://web.cvent.com/event/019c6f94-a25a-43f1-834f-3beb0de2383f/summary?RefId=LinkedIn&rt=qTJX4Pyp_0KZssERz1LbDg)

[Doctors on Social Media](http://doctorsonsocialmedia.com/)

[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)

[Let's Talk Micro Podcast](https://rss.com/podcasts/letstalkmicro/)

Let's Talk Micro on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/letstalkmicro1)

Let's Talk Micro on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/letstalkmicro/)

People of Pathology Podcast:

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

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