Season 4: Episode One

COVID-19 in Surgery

Caroline, Mayce, and Kimberly have decided to do our episode under the umbrella topic of COVID-19 with us each contributing individually to collaborate different perspectives of the medical field as affected by the pandemic.

The first contributor to the episode will be Caroline, she will be introducing the episode topic as well as sharing research covering the subtopic of lung transplants in patients with severe cases of COVID-19.

Mayce will go second in the episode, presenting an interview with her mother who is a Midwife/NP. They will be covering the COVID-19 topic from a working perspective, meaning they will discuss the impact on work in office as well as hospital, and how things have had to be adjusted to accommodate patients during the pandemic.

Finally, Kimberly will go last and round out the episode with an additional interview of former students of the surgical tech program to present a student perspective of the transition to getting an education during a pandemic. I will interview Karla and Shalee to understand how they feel the pandemic affected their education and career, as well as what they gained from the experience and advice they may have for future students.

These are a few questions we are planning to ask in my interview:

  1. Introduce yourself (name, specialty, why you decided to become a surgical technologist.)
  2. What were notable differences in your typical clinical day before and after COVID-19 started as a student?
  3. How did the pandemic affect your perspective of your career choice, did it instill more confidence, or question your choice to be a surgical technician?
  4. How has the pandemic changed your perspective on things that you might have taken for granted (PPE)?
  5. With the cancellation of elective surgeries due to COVID, did that affect your choice of specialty due to possibly not experiencing certain fields of surgery?
  6. What skills do you feel helped you succeed as a student through the pandemic and what advice can you offer to future CST students?

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The Scrub Life Podcast

We have recently teamed up with the AST, the Association of Surgical Technologists! The Scrub Life Podcast is a forum for Surgical Technologists and Health professionals. Interviews, Stories, and Entertainment! Various episodes are group capstone projects by the students in Surgical Technology Program across the country and others are a mix of interviews, speeches, and topics spanning the world of surgery. Episode notes and research references are found here within this blog. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thescrublifepodcast or on Instagram www.instagram.com/scrublifepodcast/. Email: chris@thescrublifepodcast.com

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