Episode 114: Lou Mendes Kramer - Forensic Pathology and the Pathologists’ Assistant
People of Pathology Podcast
English - June 06, 2022 06:00 - 51 minutes - 94.2 MBScience Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 113: Dr Kurt Schaberg - Pathology Education and Kurt’s Notes
Today my guest is Pathologists' Assistant Lou Mendes Kramer
What we discuss with Lou:
How she discovered the pathologists' assistant field and forensic pathology
Her experience as a PA student
Working as a Medical Investigator
Her previous teaching experience and how that led to her teaching at Wayne State
How she became program director of the Wayne State PA program and some highlights so far
Teaching methods and how they were adapted during the pandemic
The AAPA Forensic Task Force and her role
Attending NAME and IACME meetings as part of the task force
The poster she presented at the 2021 NAME meeting and how it was received
Some thoughts on what needs to happen for PAs to be more utilized in forensic pathology
Links for this episode:
American Association of Pathologists' Assistants
Wayne State Pathologists's Assistant Program
National Association of Medical Examiners
International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners
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