Author: The Scrub Life Podcast
Celebrating Students!
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Students are the future of our profession! The Scrub Life Podcast began as a student-focused project and continues to share student episodes from across the country. We are excited to feature Courtney Myers and Natalie Balogh, Surgical Technology Program students from Northwestern Michigan College.
Listen to Chris Blevins’s interview with the students in regard to completing the podcast group assignment in school. We speak about the assignment, school, clinical, and what exciting things are going to happen in their future!
For Information on Northwestern Michigan College Surgical Technology Program Click HERE!
PODCAST ASSIGNMENT FOR CAPSTONE PROJECTS – LINKS
Assignment Details/Instructions/Grading Rubric
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Sacrifice & Service – Daniel Carton, Retired US Army Special Forces Warrant Officer
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Daniel Carlton
Retired US Army Special Forces Warrant Officer currently serving as the Director Of Operations for Apiary Medical Inc., a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Daniel Carlton, speaks with Chris Blevins about his journey through the active duty military, recovering from grave injuries, and how he took the lessons learned to serve our medical community.
To Contact Daniel Carlton: LinkedIn
For more information on Veteran-owned business opportunities click HERE
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Mr. and Mrs. Carlton
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Daniel Recovering at BAMC
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Deployment – Special Forces
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Daniel and Colleague at Apiary Medical
Through the Eyes of Katie Mayo
Spooktacular Halloween Episode!
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Come celebrate Halloween with The Scrub Life Podcast! Superstitions of the operating room, ghosts that roam the halls, and hospitals haunted forever…
Resources for Episode Material:
https://bostonghosts.com/haunted-massachusetts-hospitals/
https://ledenews.com/inside-ovmc-the-ghosts-of-the-east-tower/
The Ghosts of Lindy Boggs Medical Center
https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/haunted-hospital
https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/photos/ghost-adventures-phelps-dodge-hospital
https://www.austin.org.au/ghoststhatroamourhospitals/
The Baby that lives in the Operating Room
https://www.buzzfeed.com/spenceralthouse/horror-stories-from-nurses
https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/articles/linda-vista-haunted-history
https://www.ranker.com/list/surgeons-describe-scary-operating-room-moments/lowe-saddler
https://www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?story=124
John Hadley – Reflections of a Mayo CV Tech
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Have you ever wondered what being a Certified Surgical Technologist at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is like? Join Chris Blevins as she interviews John Hadley about his time on the Mayo cardiovascular team. John Hadley, RN, CST is the Program Chair/Professor Des Moines Area Community College and President of the Iowa State Assembly for AST.
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Iowa AST State Assembly Facebook Page
John Hadley’s LinkedIn Page
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Meet Dr. Jacci Tomsic, MD!
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Dr. Jaclyn Tomsic, MD is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Ohio’s Center for Oral, Facial, and Implant Surgery. Dr. Tomsic completed her undergraduate studies at John Carroll University in University Heights, OH with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and a minor in Biology, as well as earned her Doctor of Dental Medical Doctorate at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine in Boston, MA. She also completed her oral and maxillofacial surgery training at the Detroit Medical Center in Detroit, MI, working at Level I trauma centers Detroit Receiving Hospital, Henry Ford Hospital, and St. John’s Medical Center. She can share insights on jaw reconstruction, orthognathic surgery, facial plastic surgery, sleep apnea, TMJ, and dental issues.
Here is her website: www.jaclyntomsic.com
Here is her Instagram: @doctorjacci
The First Time I Ever…
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Happy National Surgical Technologist Week! Let’s celebrate you by sharing the amazing stories we all have from our time in the operating room.
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What AST IS Doing For You Lately
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Join us to learn about what happens after the AST National Conference and meet the CSTs serving our profession. In this episode, we speak with Kevin Craycraft, President of Association of Surgical Technologists, Lisa Day, Chair of the State Assembly Leadership Committee, Chris Blevins, Chair of the Education and Professional Standards Committee, Ruth Borah, Chair of the Bylaws, Resolutions, and Parliamentary Procedures Committee, and Alisia Pooley, Delegate from New York. Let’s learn what AST IS doing for you lately!
To Learn More about AST – Click HERE
Hank Balch – Beyond Clean
Listen to Chris Blevins discuss the Sterile Processing Microcredential with Hank Balch of BeyondClean.net
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To learn more about the Beyond Clean Healthcare Sterile Processing Microcredential CLICK HERE