People of Pathology Podcast
Episodes
Episode 51: Dr Ritcha Saxena – Pathology Education, Past, Present, and Future
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Ritcha Saxena
What we discuss with Dr Saxena:
- Her medical training in pathology and hematology
- How she became interested in teaching
- Her role as Course Director at Medical University of the Americas
- Adapting teaching methods to the COVID pandemic
- Burnout in medical students and how to combat it
- What the future of pathology education may bring
Links for this episode:
Dr Saxena on Twitter
- Medical University of the Americas
- Burnout: The Other Epidemic in The Pathologist
- Learning Digitally in a Pandemic in The Pathologist
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Episode 50: Dr Rodney Rohde – COVID-19 Variants, Vaccines, and Vaccine Strategies
Today my guest is Microbiologist and Professor Dr Rodney Rohde.
What we discuss with Dr Rohde :
- The difference between Variant Of Concern and Variant Under Investigation
- The known COVID-19 variants, and how they are similar and different
- Dr Rohde’s article Why Herd Immunity May Be Impossible Without Vaccinating Children Against COVID-19
- Vaccination strategies and contact tracing in other countries
- The effect of the pandemic on lab professionals
Links for this episode:
Have You Heard article in The Pathologist
Top 20 Pathology Podcasts You Must Follow in 2021 from Feedspot
Dr Rohde on Twitter
- What Does a SARS-CoV-2 Variant Mean? in Healthcare Hygiene Magazine
- Why Herd Immunity May Be Impossible Without Vaccinating Children Against COVID-19 article in The Conversation
- ASCP Inside The Lab Podcast
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Episode 49: Dr Marianne Hamel – Death Under Glass and Forensic Pathology
Today my guest is Forensic Pathologist Dr Marianne Hamel
What we discuss with Dr Hamel :
- How she chose forensic pathology as a specialty
- How she and Nikki Johnson started Death Under Glass
- Having the Death Under Glass exhibit at Bart’s Pathology Museum and the Mutter Museum
- Her experience in London during her Fulbright Fellowship
- Working on cold cases and The Vidocq Society
Links for this episode:
Death Under Glass:
Unseen exhibit at the Mutter Museum
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Episode 48: Dr Bobbi Pritt – Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites
Today my guest is pathologist and parasitologist Dr Bobbi Pritt.
What we discuss with Dr Pritt:
- How she became interested in pathology and microbiology
- The Medical Parasitology masters program at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- How she started the Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites blog
- Her work with vector borne diseases
- Developing COVID testing at Mayo Clinic
- Her teaching experience
Links for this episode:
Dr Pritt:
- Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites blog
- Dr Pritt on Outbreak News
- Answers From the Lab Podcast
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Episode 47: Dr Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell – Aftershock, Forensic Pathology, and Life in New Zealand
Today my guests are Dr Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell, authors of Aftershock.
What we discuss:
- Their relocation to New Zealand in July of 2020
- The COVID response in New Zealand and how it could be applied to other countries
- Some of the differences in life and forensic pathology between to US and New Zealand
- The writing process for Aftershock, and how it was different from First Cut
- The character development of Dr Jessie Teska
- The importance of using real forensic pathology in their books
- Mentors that influenced both Dr Melinek and TJ
Links for this episode:
Dr Melinek on Twitter
TJ Mitchell on Twitter
Dr Working Stiff Website
Buy Aftershock from Amazon
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Episode 46: Dr Jennifer Hunt, Dr Ursula Lang, Dr Tangie – A Pathologist and Coach Panel Discussion
My guests for this coaching panel are Dr Jennifer Hunt, Dr Ursula Lang, and Dr Tangie.
What we discuss:
- How they each got interested in coaching
- The differences between coaching and therapy
- How they develop a plan for a new client
- Burnout and it’s symptoms
- Impostor syndrome and what to do about it
Links for this episode:
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