Summary: <p><strong>If you've ever watched any crime show, you're probably familiar with the stereotype of the pathologist - alone in the recesses of the hospital, dissecting the deceased. Thanks largely to this stereotype (we are looking at you CSI), this has lead to the misconception that pathology is boring and lonely. But in the real world, this could not be further from the truth. We sat down with Dr. Kamran Mirza, a clinical pathologist, to discuss why this medical specialty can be just as rewarding and challenging as other specialties, and why medical students should consider it. In our discussion, we get into a host of other topics such as the future of medical education, how to develop a meaningful and engaging career, how technology can enhance learning and foster collaboration and much more. If you’ve never considered pathology as a career, you will definitely want to listen to this episode.</strong></p> <p><strong>About Dr. Kamaran Mirza</strong></p> <p><strong>Dr. Mirza, MD, PhD is completed medical school at Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan and his graduate training at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His residency was in combined anatomic and clinical pathology, followed by fellowships in hematopathology, thoracic pathology, and medical education at the University of Chicago. He is currently a hematopathologist, assistant professor of pathology, associate director for the pathology residency, medical director of molecular pathology, and director of the medical student pathology clerkship at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine-Chicago.</strong></p> <p><strong>Follow Dr. Mirza at </strong></p> <p><strong>@</strong><a href="https://twitter.com/KMirza"><strong>KMirza</strong></a><strong> on Twitter</strong></p> <p><strong>@ </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kam5.2/"><strong>kam5.2</strong></a><strong> on instagram </strong></p> <p><strong>Or you can check out some of his published articles here </strong></p> <p><a href="https://reflectivemeded.org/2018/05/01/my-classroom-is-empty-is-that-a-problem/"><strong>"My Classroom is empty: Is that a problem?"</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://thepathologist.com/outside-the-lab/twitter-homework"><strong>"#Twitter Homework"</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/content/23/7/866.short"><strong>"Meeting Kristoff"</strong></a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/medicus/message
