People of Pathology Podcast
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Episode 103: Dr Vinay Kumar Part 2 – Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease and Evolving Teaching Styles
Today my guest is once again Dr Vinay Kumar
What we discuss with Dr Kumar:
- Proving that Natural Killer Cells are distinct from T cells.
- How “it’s better to be right than to be first.”
- How Dr Stanley Robbins asked him to be a coauthor of his textbook
- The process for revising the textbook, and that “there is no good writing, only good rewriting.”
- How revising the textbook became a form of research
- The evolution of his teaching style, incorporating flipped classrooms and online interactive elements
Links for this episode:
The Accidental Pathologist: A Curiosity-Driven Journey from Plant Evolution to Innate Immunity
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Functions of Natural Killer Cells
Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease
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Episode 102: Dr Vinay Kumar Part 1 – Compassion, Curiosity, and Natural Killer Cells
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Vinay Kumar
What we discuss with Dr Kumar:
- How his grandfather influenced him in becoming a doctor, and taught him the lesson of compassion
- How curiosity led him to study botany, and how it led him back to medicine
- How he became interested in research of disease mechanisms
- Traveling to the US to work with Dr Stanley Robbins in Boston, and some of his first experiences in the US
- His early research with Natural Killer cells
Links for this episode:
The Accidental Pathologist: A Curiosity-Driven Journey from Plant Evolution to Innate Immunity
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Functions of Natural Killer Cells
Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease
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Episode 101: Dr Roberto Mota – Investigative Pathology and Behind Our Science
Today my guest is Dr Roberto Mota
What we discuss with Dr Mota:
- How he was inspired to go to medical school
- His career path and some of his mentors along the way
- Why it is important for him to be involved in professional societies
- The origin of the Behind Our Science podcast
- The target audience of the podcast
- Some of his favorite moments from Behind Our Science so far, and some of the plans for the future
Links for this episode:
Webinar – Personalized medicine for a rare disease w/ Typhaine Lejeune
Behind Our Science on Twitter
Dr Roberto Mota on Google Scholar
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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 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:
Dr Mirza on Twitter
Voicebrook Blog – PathElective: Bringing Pathology Education to You
Is It Time for a Broader Call to Learn the Language of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine?
Laying a #Path2Path Through Social Media
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Episode 99: Dr Marilyn Bui – The Holistic Pathologist, and The Healing Art of Pathology
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Marilyn Bui
What we discuss with Dr Bui:
- How she was inspired to become a doctor, and how her combination of eastern and western education gave her a unique perspective
- Why she chose to study molecular pathology and immunology
- How an orthopedic oncologist inspired her to specialize in bone and soft tissue pathology
- The three revolutions in pathology, and her involvement in each of them
- Her work in digital pathology, including her term as President of the Digital Pathology Association
- Her thoughts on AI as “augmented intelligence,” rather than “artificial intelligence.”
- The origin of the book The Healing Art of Pathology
- Some stories of how The Healing Art of Pathology has connected with patients, and other healthcare professionals
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, and how the Holistic Pathologist is related to this
Links for this episode:
Dr Bui on Twitter
Dr Bui on Digital Pathology Today
Dr Bui on Beyond the Scope
Dr Bui on PathPod
Florida Society of Pathologists Member Spotlight
The Third Revolution in Pathology
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Episode 98: James Payne – Creating a Pipeline Into the Medical Laboratory
Today my guest is Medical Laboratory Assisting and Phlebotomy Instructor James Payne
What we discuss with James:
- His education in marine biology and molecular biology
- How he got into teaching
- How he started the medical laboratory assisting and phlebotomy program
- Some of the lab skills that his students learn
- The certifications that his students earn while in high school
- Some of the careers the students pursue after graduating
- The biggest obstacles that he had to overcome and how to avoid them
Links for this episode:
Work Based Learning with WEMOCO Phlebotomy and Laboratory Science
Getting People in the Seats: Recruitment for MLS Programs – Inside the Lab Podcast
Hiring on All Cylinders – eLABorate Topics Podcast
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