Deeper Levels

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Show notes:

Video of Dr. Tunkel’s address to the class of 2019:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqOajIedBSg

Dr. Tunkel’s CV (online)

https://vivo.brown.edu/docs/a/atunkel_cv.pdf?dt=492713252

USMLE Testing site:

https://medical.brown.edu/news/2020-06-25/medical-school-establishes-first-usmle-regional-testing-site

Brown’s Covid plans:

https://covid.brown.edu/

Medical Students graduate early:

https://turnto10.com/news/local/brown-medical-students-graduate-early-begin-field-hospital-work

Rhode Island Covid data:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/rhode-island-coronavirus-cases.html

Leigh Kinney’s profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leighkinney

My guests are all specialists in Gyn Pathology whom I wanted to know more about! I find their stories and personal philosophies inspiring! 
A full description of the episode with links to their profiles can be found at: https://www.notion.so/Gyn-Pathology-d02db0e8d4204333a19bbee9eea86ea9

Briefly:
Dr. Park is an Associate Pathologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering, as well as the Director of Education and the Vice Chair, Graduate Medical Education Committee.
Dr. Maniar is an Associate Pathologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, as well as the Residency Program Director.
Dr. Nik is in community practice in Miami, Florida at Pathology Associates, Baptist Health South Florida.
Dr. Singh is a Histopathologist at Barts Health NHS trust in London.

Show notes:

Her research paper we discussed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31828465/?from_single_result=Premenopausal+gynecologic+surgery+and+survival+among+black+and+white+women+with+breast+cancer

Her profile page: https://healthpolicyresearch-scholars.org/meetthescholars/mya-roberson/

Article from WashPo: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-diabolical-irony-of-trump-in-tulsa/2020/06/13/f262122e-ad9e-11ea-a9d9-a81c1a491c52_story.html

Dr. Wilkins’ Article about trust in medical institutions (open access!):

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6802409/

Some of my favorite podcasts:

https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot

https://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-america/

https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily

(forgot to mention this one) https://cafe.com/ss_series/cafe-insiders/

(and this one) https://www.krpoliticaljunkie.com/

Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical advice. Always seek the advice of your own physician or other qualified health care professional regarding any medical questions or conditions.

Show notes:

Dr. White’s publication on inclusion and diversity:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734606/

Dr. White’s recent Grand Rounds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhaViHmuK7o&t=455s

Johns Hopkins statement:

https://hub.jhu.edu/2020/05/31/johns-hopkins-statement-in-solidarity-against-racism/

ASCP statement:

https://www.ascp.org/content/news-archive/news-detail/2020/06/02/ascp-statement-regarding-racism

AMA statement:

https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/police-brutality-must-stop?utm_source=Selligent&utm_medium=email&utm_term=%25m%25d%25y&utm_content=OTHER_MMX_PoliceBrutality_060120&utm_campaign=MMX_2020_JUN_PoliceBrutality_20200602&utm_uid=5604025&utm_effort=&utm_h=

ABP statement:

https://twitter.com/TheABPath/status/1268205434042802178/photo/1

National Medical Association Statements, etc:

https://www.facebook.com/NationalMedAssn/live

https://www.nmanet.org/news/

Show notes:

• Dr. Parchem's other research, very interesting stuff here!
• Article on health disparities: Parchem JG, Gupta M, Chen HY, Wagner S, Mendez-Figueroa H, Chauhan SP. Adverse Infant and Maternal Outcomes Among Low-Risk Term Pregnancies Stratified by Race and Ethnicity. Obstet Gynecol. 2020;135(4):925‐934. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000003730. Maternal Outcomes article, Iranian series
• New placental study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32441303/

References:

Article reviewed in detail in show:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2213294519300936

Cytotechnology decrease:

https://academic.oup.com/ajcp/article/134/5/820/1766532

Changing role of Cytopathology:

https://academic.oup.com/ajcp/article/136/1/108/1766572

Chris’ Youtube channel, Illustrations of Histology

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9hT3pD4Pw7yHtVRxCA846w

Study aids that Chris mentions:

https://sketchymedical.com/

https://apps.ankiweb.net/

Dr. Schwartz’s recent articles on SARS-Co V-2

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32338533/   

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32180426/

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/2/194

Maternal death, Iran case series:

https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(20)30516-0/fulltext

Stillbirth in Switzerland:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2765616?guestAccessKey=ad8e820c-c4ac-4cec-8be2-b8bf77e349e2&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=043020

Columbia, NEJM

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2009316

Rhode Island’s stay at home order lifted, from local NPR story:

https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/05/08/rhode-island-stay-at-home-order-expiring

Rhode Island, hispanic population:

https://www.wpri.com/health/coronavirus/data-covid-19-disproportionately-affecting-ris-latino-population/

Test, trace, and isolate:

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/testing-tracing-backbone-who-coronavirus-wednesdays-briefing/

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/test-trace-how-u-s-could-emerge-coronavirus-lockdowns-n1182626

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/28/846736937/we-asked-all-50-states-about-their-contact-tracing-capacity-heres-what-we-learne

Additional article (not discussed but interesting resource on Covid in Africa):

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-09/coronavirus-how-ebola-helped-africa-prepare-for-pandemic?utm_campaign=pol&utm_medium=bd&utm_source=applenews

Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical advice. Always seek the advice of your own physician or other qualified health care professional regarding any medical questions or conditions.

Delay in some cancer surgeries:

https://www.newyorker.com/science/medical-dispatch/for-now-we-wait-postponing-cancer-surgery-during-the-coronavirus-crisis

Things I found in AM’s Twitter feed:

REALLY great article about antibody testing:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0897-1#MOESM1

NYT article about vaccine:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/30/opinion/coronavirus-covid-vaccine.html?referringSource=articleShare

Call Center in S Korea:

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-1274_article

Anitbody testing:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/29/antibody-test-coronavirus-fatality-immunity/?utm_campaign=wp_opinions&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Cancer patients, increased complications:

https://cancerdiscovery.aacrjournals.org/content/early/2020/04/24/2159-8290.CD-20-0422