Pathology is by definition: the study of disease.
Pathology is about understanding.

This episode uses the story of Mary Papanicolaou and her husband George who discovered the pap smear.

Dr Travis Brown says, “What I’m hoping is that this podcast explores the evolution of Pathology from historical perspectives to the current day understanding. This may be about a disease or an event or a person. So much can be learnt and there are some fascinating stories like the example of Mary Papanicolaou. Mary Papanicolaou’s contribution has led to hundreds of thousands of lives being saved and unfortunately, she is little more than a sentence or two in historical records.”

This episode also covers:
Diabetes (as a discussion example)
How does someone become a pathologist?
Pathologists: medical school / junior doctor / registrar
How manwhat-is-pathologyy different kinds of pathologists are there?

Episode notes, references and learning objectives, available at

clinpath.com.au/about-us/podcast-series/2020/07/episode-one-this-pathological-life

This Pathological Life is produced by Clinpath Pathology in South Australia.

Pathology is by definition: the study of disease. Pathology is about understanding.
This episode uses the story of Mary Papanicolaou and her husband George who discovered the pap smear.
Dr Travis Brown says, “What I’m hoping is that this podcast explores the evolution of Pathology from historical perspectives to the current day understanding. This may be about a disease or an event or a person. So much can be learnt and there are some fascinating stories like the example of Mary Papanicolaou. Mary Papanicolaou’s contribution has led to hundreds of thousands of lives being saved and unfortunately, she is little more than a sentence or two in historical records.”
This episode also covers:
<ol>
<li>Diabetes (as a discussion example)</li>
<li>How does someone become a pathologist?</li>
<li>Pathologists: medical school / junior doctor / registrar</li>
<li>How manwhat-is-pathologyy different kinds of pathologists are there?</li>
</ol>
Episode notes, references and learning objectives, available at
<a href="https://www.clinpath.com.au/about-us/podcast-series/2020/07/episode-one-this-pathological-life">clinpath.com.au/about-us/podcast-series/2020/07/episode-one-this-pathological-life</a>
This Pathological Life is produced by Clinpath Pathology in South Australia.

Welcome to the This Medical Life podcast. Our mission is to share stories about the triumphs and tragedies of diseases and illnesses from ancient times up until what we know today. It is about those scientific and medical minds who came before us and how, every single day, we stand on the shoulders of giants. This is a podcast about the stories of medicine.


Hosted by Dr. Travis Brown and Steve Davis, our target audience is General Practitioners, medical students, and other health professionals. We hope to educate, inspire and celebrate those who choose to care for others in their profession. From experience, we know that our audience extends beyond these fields and would like to welcome anyone to listen. The stories of those who came before us are nothing short of remarkable and we hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Production by Tim Whiffen

Design by Tom Buzz