Practicum Pods

By Global Disease Biology Advising at UC Davis

A production of the Global Disease Biology Advising at UC Davis!

We, at Global Disease Biology (GDB) Advising, recognize that many GDB students share information about practicum mentors and opportuni... more

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April 12, 2021Episode 4: Rene Nichols
Today on Practicum Pods, we have Rene Nichols (she/her), a third-year Global Disease Biology major with a minor in Public Health. Her mentor is Dr. Melanie Gareau from the Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell Biology at the UC Davis Veterinary School. Listen to this episode to learn more about Rene and her path towards completing her practicum project and Medicine.
Links:
Mentor: Melanie Gareau, PhD: https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/faculty/melanie-gareau

Gareau Lab: https://www.gareaulab.com/

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22min
March 17, 2021Episode 3: Lauren Santoro
Lauren Santoro (she/her) is a third-year GDB student who is currently in the process of finding a practicum project and mentor in the field of forensic pathology. Hear more about Lauren's experience in GDB Advising's March 2021 episode of Practicum Pods!
Important Links:
Public Health Institute: https://www.phi.org/

Yolo County Coroner's Office: https://www.yolocountysheriff.com/services/coroner/

Dr. Judy Melinek, President and CEO of PathologyExpert Inc., a consulting firm and educational resource center for forensic pathology (contact here: http://www.pathologyexpert.com/).
Dr. Melinek's suggested references for students interested in the field of forensic pathology:
This blog post: http://pathologyexpert.blogspot.com/2014/04/faq3.html

Information on Working Stiff, a memoir about Dr. Melinek's training years and summarizes what its like to train in forensic pathology: https://drworkingstiff.com/categories/non-fiction

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January 28, 2021 Episode 2: Laurel Denyer
Laurel Denyer (she/her) is a fourth-year Global Disease Biology major with minors in Public Health Sciences and Geographic Studies. Her practicum project title is "Nutrition Disclosure Completeness of Online Grocery Websites." It is an exploratory look into online grocery websites' compliance in disclosing accessible nutrition information. Her mentor is Dr. Jennifer Falbe of the Falbe Lab in the Department of Human Ecology.
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Falbe, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Human Development, Department of Human Ecology
Email: [email protected]
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16min
January 15, 2021Episode 1: Radhika Marwaha
Radhika Marwaha (she/her) completed her GDB practicum project on "Assessing the Impact of Acculturation on Attitudes and Behaviors Towards Domestic Violence in Arab Refugees." Learn about Radhika's research experience in GDB Advising's January 2021 Practicum Pod!
Faculty Mentor: Patrick Marius Koga, MD, MPH, Associate Professor & Director of Ulysses Refugee Health Research & Training Program

UC Davis Bhagat Puran Singh Health Initiative (Instagram: @ucdavisbpshi)
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26min

FAQs about Practicum Pods:

How many episodes does Practicum Pods have?

The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.