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

Student Proposal – Example

Student Summary – Example

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Natalie Balogh

Courtney Myers

Natalie’s Mom’s Implanted Screw Necklace

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

Apiary Medical Website

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Mr. and Mrs. Carlton

Daniel Recovering at BAMC

Deployment – Special Forces

Daniel and Colleague at Apiary Medical

Through the Eyes of Katie Mayo

Join us for a new episode as we dive into the window of a surgical soul! Katie Mayo, CST, is an avid ophthalmic surgical technologist. We are so lucky to have Katie share her vast knowledge and infectious passion!

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Katie Mayo, CST

Puppies for Adoption

Katie Mayo FACEBOOK

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/

49 Real Nurses Share The Terrifying Hospital Ghost Stories That Scared Them To Death

Ghosts Live On At Ventnor Haunted Operating Theatre

The Ghosts of Lindy Boggs Medical Center

https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/haunted-hospital

https://www.quora.com/As-a-hospital-staff-member-have-you-encountered-a-ghost-before-given-that-the-hospital-is-a-place-where-people-die

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324848444_Ghosts_in_the_health_machine_Visits_from_the_dead_in_the_hospital

My True Ghost Story – Operating Theatre

Ghosts Haunt Empty Hallways of Children’s Hospital

https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/photos/ghost-adventures-phelps-dodge-hospital

The Most Haunted Hospital in America

https://www.austin.org.au/ghoststhatroamourhospitals/

The Baby that lives in the Operating Room

Four haunted hospitals (and a haunted house) that will make you shudder

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

Top 5 Spooky Hospital Ghost Stories

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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Chris Blevins with John Hadley

Mr. John Hadley!

Meet Dr. Puga!

Meet Dr. Jacci Tomsic, MD!

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Dr. Jacci in the OR

Dr. Jacci Tomsic

Dr. Jacci Tomsic in the OR with Team

Dr. Jacci Tomsic, MD, Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon

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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Hank Balch – Beyond Clean

Listen to Chris Blevins discuss the Sterile Processing Microcredential with Hank Balch of BeyondClean.net

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Hank Balch, founder Beyond Clean

To learn more about the Beyond Clean Healthcare Sterile Processing Microcredential CLICK HERE

ASSOCIATION OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS

Mental Health Crisis Hotline – 988

Help is only three numbers away

Today marks the activation of the national crisis line for those who are experiencing mental health challenges.

Similar to 911, 988 is a direct link to mental health counselors. This is an incredible advancement in the prevention of suicide.

According to an article posted July 16, 2022, in CNN, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has partnered with Vibrant Emotional Health to operate the 988 crisis hotline.

988: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline launches new 3-digit number

AST, and The Scrub Life Podcast, have resources also linked specifically relating to the mental health of healthcare workers.

Mental Health and the Surgical Technologist – Chris Blevins

To listen to our episode on the importance of Taking care of our own mental health and the struggles many of us fight through every day, featuring Tammy Pearson, CST, CSFA, FAST click on the link below:

Breaking the Stigma on Mental Health with Tammy Pearson, CST, CSFA, FAST

AST Teams Up with The Scrub Life Podcast!