People of Pathology Podcast
Episodes
30. Gemma Norburn – Anatomical Pathology Technologist, AAPT, and Mortuary Gem
My guest today is Anatomical Pathology Technologist Gemma Norburn
What we discuss with Gemma:
- What an Anatomical Pathology Technologist is, and how she chose this career
- The Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology and how Gemma is involved
- Some similarities between the UK Anatomical Pathology Technologist and the US Pathologists’ Assistant
- Gemma’s blog Mortuary Gem, and the inspiration for it
- Death Cafe and how she got involved
Links for this episode:
- Gemma Norburn on Twitter
- Mortuary Gem blog
- Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology website
- Gemma on the Partly Political Broadcast on Spotify
- Gemma on BBC Sounds Jacob Hawley’s Job Centre podcast
- Gemma on BBC Radio 1xtra here
- Death Cafe website
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Dr Syed T. Hoda – Advocating for Pathology, Family Connect During COVID , and Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
Today my guest is Bone and Soft Tissue Pathologist Dr Syed Hoda.
What we discuss with Dr Hoda:
- How he came to choose bone and soft tissue as a specialty
- His appearances on Doctor Radio and pathCast
- Family Connect – helping to communicate with families of COVID patients and how he became involved
- His thoughts on advocating for pathology and some things we can do
- His recent appearance on the Genius: Sciencing Our Human Potential podcast
- Being featured in the documentary film When the Shifts Change
Links for this episode:
- Dr Hoda on Twitter
- Doctor Radio episode here
- pathCast episode on YouTube
- When The Shifts Change trailer here
- Genius: Sciencing Our Human Potential episode
- Doctors Who Create website
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Cullen Lilley – Microbiology, Path Elective, and MicroMedEd
Today my guest is Cullen Lilley, a second year medical student.
What we discuss with Cullen:
- His education in biological sciences and music
- Studying microbiology and working for the CDC
- Bioethics and health policy and why this is important
- His involvement as a cofounder of Path Elective
- How and why he started MicroMedEd
Links for this episode:
Cullen Lilley on Twitter
MicroMedEd on Instagram
MicroMedEd on the Path Elective website
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Gina Bond – Osteology, Pathology Museum Collections, and The Donation Diaries
Today my guest is Dissection Room Technician Gina Bond.
What we discuss with Gina:
- How a human osteology course changed her career path
- Her job as a Dissection Room Technician
- Body donation and why this is important
- Restoring and cataloging a pathology specimen collection
- Her blog, The Donation Diaries
Links for this episode:
- Gina Bond on Twitter
- The Donation Diaries
- Barts Pathology Museum
- London Natural History Museum
- University of Sheffield Medical Teaching Unit
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Dr Travis Brown – This Pathological Life in Australia
My guest today is Dr Travis Brown. Dr Brown is a Pathologist and the cohost of This Pathological Life podcast.
What we discuss with Dr Brown:
- How he became a pathologist and the medical school system in Australia
- How This Pathological Life podcast came to be, and what he and his cohost Stephen Davis are trying to accomplish with it.
- The differences and similarities between the Australian and US systems, including types of lab staff, billing, and insurance.
- The Australian response to COVID-19 and how it differs from the US.
- What we can learn from the COVID pandemic.
Links for this episode:
- Dr Brown on Twitter
- This Pathological Life podcast
- ClinPath Pathology
- Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
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Dr Nicole R Jackson – Forensic Pathology, COVID-19, and Public Health
My guest today is Forensic Pathologist Dr Nicole R Jackson.
What we discuss with Dr Jackson:
- Her journey into pathology
- The University of New Mexico Fellowship program and her experience there
- Starting her career as a Medical Examiner in the the middle of the COVID pandemic
- Increasing the visibility of Forensic Pathologists as first responders
Links for this episode:
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