In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews John Sherbeck, M.D., Laboratory Medical Director of Trinity Health IHA Medical Group, about how to plan your time at medical conferences. He also briefly discusses this year’s takeaways from AABB’s national conference.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
00:45 Why are medical conferences important to attend?
03:10 Engaging in debate
05:11 Prepping your team to present at a national conference
06:40 Take aways from the AABB annual meeting?
09:57 When you attend a conference, how do you go about planning out your time?
12:57 How do you approach networking?
15:05 What is your current practice for approaching vendors?
17:18 How do you capture your conference learning?
19:50 Outro

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Timothy Long, M.D., about the importance of asking good questions in healthcare settings, such as when you’re with patients, as an educator, or at a conference or presentation.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:58 Developing the skill of asking good questions
06:37 Characteristics of effective questions
11:45 Effectively using questioning techniques as an educator
15:33 Considerations for asking questions in large group settings

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Reade Quinton, M.D., an associate professor of laboratory medicine and pathology and anatomic pathologist at Mayo Clinic, to discuss interview tips for future pathology residents.

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:45 Interviewer assessment
7:07 Communication style & personality
10:25 Asking questions to help with rank lists
17:45 Follow-up after interview
22:09 Outro