People of Pathology Podcast
Episodes
Episode 43: Kelsey Dawes – Molecular Medicine, Epigenetics, and Machine Learning
Today my guest is Molecular Medicine PhD student Kelsey Dawes.
What we discuss with Kelsey:
- Her undergraduate program in health studies
- Her current PhD program in molecular medicine
- What is epigenetics, and her work in this field
- Idea Storm and her project in diabetes testing
- Her internship at Behavioral Diagnostics
- Machine learning and its implications
Links for this episode:
Kelsey Dawes on Twitter
- Molecular Medicine program
- Clinical Epigenetics article
- Idea Storm
- Behavioral Diagnostics
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Episode 42: Dana Baker – Medical Laboratory Science, Healthcare Simulation, and “Labvocating”
Today my guest is Medical Laboratory Scientist Dana Baker.
What we discuss with Dana:
- How she discovered the field of Lab Medicine
- Her path to earning an MBA
- Her Masters program in Healthcare Simulation
- Her current Doctorate program in Education
- The importance of joining professional organizations
- Teaching, mentoring, and “labvocating” for the profession
Links for this episode:
Dana Baker on Twitter
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Episode 41: Dr Syeda Qasim – Pathology and Psychiatry Collaboration and International Medical Graduates
My guest today is Dr Syeda Qasim.
What we discuss with Dr Qasim:
- Medical school in Pakistan and working as a pathologist assistant
- Moving to Canada and becoming an instructor at the Ontario IMG School
- Helping international medical graduates become licensed in North America
- Her recent article in The Pathologist, and how pathology and psychiatry can collaborate
Links for this episode:
- Health Podcast Network
- The Queen of All Poisons giveaway from Goodreads
- CAP Foundation See, Test, & Treat program
- Dress A Med scrubs
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Episode 40: Dr Evi Abada – Pathology and Global Public Health, and 500 Women Scientists
Today my guest is Dr Evi Abada.
What we discuss with Dr Abada:
- Her medical school training in Nigeria
- Her Masters degree in International Health Policy and Management
- 500 Women Scientists
- Avoiding burnout and why that’s important
- Her article on ASCP’s Lablogatory, Pathology and Global Public Health
- How we can speak up more about our field
Links for this episode:
The Queen of All Poisons giveaway from Goodreads
Dr Evi Abada:
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Episode 39: Dr Christina Arnold – Coaching and Your Path in Focus
Today my guest is GI Pathologist and Coach Dr Christina Arnold.
What we discuss with Dr Arnold:
- How she chose GI pathology as a specialty
- Her story of feeling miserable and what she did about it
- How and why she started Your Path in Focus
- Her training as a coach including Empowering Women Physicians and The Life Coach School
- Byron Katie and her influence
- The 90 Second Mini Mentor Sessions on Twitter
Links for this Episode:
The Queen of All Poisons giveaway from Goodreads
Dr Christina Arnold:
- Your Path in Focus
- Your Path in Focus Podcast
- PathPod
- The Life Coach School
- Empowering Women Physicians
- Byron Katie
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Episode 38: Dr Ralph Hruban – Pancreatic Pathology and Medical History
My guest today is pancreatic pathologist Dr Ralph Hruban.
Wha we discuss with Dr Hruban:
- How he got into the field and some of his early mentors
- How he cofounded the National Familial Pancreas Tumor Registry
- The origins of the book Surgical Pathology Dissection, An Illustrated Guide
- The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center
- His recent research on precursor pancreatic lesions
- The Nine Greats medical history series
- His involvement in the documentary film about Dr William Halsted
Links for this episode:
Dress A Med: High quality medical apparel since 1980
The Queen of All Poisons giveaway on Goodreads
- CAP Foundation See, Test, and Treat Program
- National Familial Pancreas Tumor Registry
- Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center
- Nine Greats series from Johns Hopkins University
- William Stewart Halsted documentary
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