Mary Burris interview conducted by Lisa Gabbert, 2019-09-07.
Dr. Mary Burris is a child/adolescent psychiatrist. She talks about what led to her profession; her schooling; and her perceptions and thoughts on the medical profession, as well as her thoughts on the public's perceptions. Dr. Burris discusses the parts of her profession which she loves and those which she finds especially difficult.
Contributor:
Pulley, Jessica - Gabbert, Lisa - Burris, Mary K. - Occupational Folklife Project
Date:2019-01-01
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Adriana Rojas interview conducted by Lisa Gabbert, 2019-11-06.
Dr. Adriana Rojas works at the Veterans Administration (VA) in Salt Lake City as a primary care physician. She talks about her path to medical school and to primary care, including her training in Colombia.
Contributor:
Occupational Folklife Project - Pulley, Jessica - Gabbert, Lisa - Rojas, Adriana I.
Date:2019-01-01
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Susan Morelli interview conducted by Lisa Gabbert, 2019-11-05.
Dr. Susan Morelli is a neonatologist and geneticist in the NICU at Intermountain Utah Valley Hospital, in Provo, Utah. She talks about what inspired her to become a physician, her medical training, as well as some anecdotal experiences throughout her career. She talks about the role of humor in the medical workplace and touches briefly on the subject of her own spirituality.
Contributor:
Gabbert, Lisa - Morelli, Susan H. - Occupational Folklife Project - Hepburn, Kirsten
Date:2019-01-01
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Stephen Minton interview conducted by Lisa Gabbert, 2019-11-05.
Dr. Stephen Minton is a neonatologist and the medical director of the NICU at Intermountain Utah Valley Hospital. He talks about his life-long desire to be a doctor, his training and schooling to become a physician, as well as his experiences throughout his career. He talks about the future of medicine from his perspective, as well as the role of humor in the medical…
Contributor:
Hepburn, Kirsten - Gabbert, Lisa - Occupational Folklife Project - Minton, Stephen
Date:2019-01-01
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Brian Mackey interview conducted by Lisa Gabbert, 2019-11-08.
Dr. Brian Mackey is an orthopedic surgeon with a sub-specialty in hand orthopedics. He talks about his medical training and his job today. He discusses different stressors he has dealt with, both throughout training and working as a physician. He briefly touches on humor within and surrounding the medical profession.
Contributor:
Gabbert, Lisa - Mackey, Brian - Occupational Folklife Project - Hepburn, Kirsten
Date:2019-01-01
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Susie Wiet interview conducted by Lisa Gabbert, 2019-12-08.
Dr. Susie Wiet is a child and adolescent psychiatrist, specializing in addiction medicine. She is currently in private practice in Salt Lake City. She shares her experiences in medical school, residency and her past and current career ventures. She discusses her perspective on health, both mental and physical, and her belief in using integrated medicine for effective healing. She shares the joys and hardships…
Sean Runnels interview conducted by Lisa Gabbert, 2020-02-24.
Dr. Sean Runnels is an anesthesiologist and professor at the University of Utah. He is also CEO of a medical supply company. Dr. Runnels talks about his medical training, and his perspective on the medical field, EMRs, and the effect hospital administration has on physicians' ability to do their jobs. Dr. Runnels shares his views on global healthcare, having worked in foreign countries in…
Contributor:
Hepburn, Kirsten - Gabbert, Lisa - Occupational Folklife Project - Runnels, Sean
Date:2020-01-01
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Ian Cavin interview conducted by Lisa Gabbert, 2020-01-13.
Dr. Ian Cavin shares his experiences leading up to and including osteopathic medical school, residency, and his current career as a general surgeon. He talks about the hardships and rewards of working in the medical field. Dr. Cavin touches on the role of humor in connecting with patients, as well as in coping with life and death stressors on a personal level. He weighs…
Contributor:
Cavin, Ian - Gabbert, Lisa - Occupational Folklife Project - Hepburn, Kirsten
Date:2020-01-01
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William J. Walsh interview conducted by Lisa Gabbert, 2019-09-20.
Dr. William "Bill" Walsh shares his experiences in medical school through residency, on to his current career as an addiction medicine physician. He discusses the hardships of being a physician, as well as the role humor plays in medical training and profession.
Contributor:
Occupational Folklife Project - Pulley, Jessica - Gabbert, Lisa - Walsh, William J.
Date:2019-01-01
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Mark Harris interview conducted by Lisa Gabbert, 2018-09-06.
Dr. Mark Harris is a clinical anesthesiologist. He talks about his own training in the medical profession, the daily stresses and anxieties faced by physicians, and the role he feels humor plays in maintaining a healthy perspective while routinely dealing with high stress situations. Dr. Harris shares his insights on humor serving as a coping mechanism for dealing with both performing his job, as…
Contributor:
Harris, Mark J. - Gabbert, Lisa - Occupational Folklife Project - Hepburn, Kirsten
Date:2018-01-01
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Karen Zempolich interview conducted by Lisa Gabbert, 2020-02-13.
Dr. Karen Zempolich shares her personal history in the medical field, beginning with training, and throughout her career. She is a GYN-oncologist, currently working in Salt Lake City. She shares her views of the healthcare system, and what it means to be a physician providing patient care.
Jonathan Birnkrant interview conducted by Lisa Gabbert, 2019-11-01.
Dr. Jonathan Birnkrant is a child psychiatrist. He talks about his schooling and his career path to the present. He shares how humor plays a role in his everyday life, as well as in his career as a psychiatrist. He talks about the challenges he faces working in the medical profession, as well as the joys.
Contributor:
Hepburn, Kirsten - Gabbert, Lisa - Occupational Folklife Project - Birnkrant, Jonathan
Date:2019-01-01
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Douglas Barnhart interview conducted by Lisa Gabbert, 2019-12-19.
Dr. Doug Barnhart is a pediatric general surgeon. He shares his medical training and experiences he has had during his medical training and career. He talks about the role of physician in other people's lives, according to his perspective. He talks a lot about suffering, both the suffering of patients and physicians.
Contributor:
Hepburn, Kirsten - Gabbert, Lisa - Occupational Folklife Project - Barnhart, Douglas
Date:2019-01-01
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Maija Holsti interview conducted by Lisa Gabbert, 2020-06-19.
Dr. Maija Holsti is a Pediatric Emergency physician, as well as a professor in the Department of Pediatrics. She shares her experiences shaping her desire to go into medicine, including watching her brother live with cystic fibrosis, as well as her time serving in Malawi as part of the Peace Corps. She attended Duke University and University of North Carolina. She shares her views…
Contributor:
Hepburn, Kirsten - Gabbert, Lisa - Occupational Folklife Project - Holsti, Maija
Date:2020-01-01
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Ashka Shaw interview conducted by Lisa Gabbert, 2020-07-21.
Dr. Ashka Shah is a Pediatric Anesthesiologist at the University of Utah. She talks about her schooling history, how she decided on her specialty, as well as the challenges and elements of fulfillment her job offers. She discusses how she copes with the weight of her job, as well as the suffering to which she is exposed.
Ravi Ranjan interview conducted by Lisa Gabbert, 2020-08-28.
Dr. Ravi Ranjan talks about his path to his current career as an electro-physiology cardiologist at the University of Utah. He discusses his view on medicine, patient care, as well as the roles of humor and suffering in the medical field.
Contributor:
Gabbert, Lisa - Ranjan, Ravi - Occupational Folklife Project - Hepburn, Kirsten