Join us for the opening episode of our new Season, where we hear from our partners at the Canadian Society of Aerospace Medicine. CSAM was set up in 2019 by pioneers in the field, from whom you hear today. Their stories highlight the range of careers within aerospace medicine and a breadth of experience. A high-reaching episode from passionate pioneers. Do not miss this one.

Recommended in this podcast:

• Canadian Society of Aerospace Medicine: https://csam-scma.ca/
• Canadian Student and Residents Organisation (C-Stars): https://csam-scma.ca/cstars
• Royal Canadian Air Force
• Royal Canadian Air Cadets: https://aircadetleague.com
• Principles of Aviation and Space Medicine Course:
  • https://www.utmb.edu/spph/aerospace-medicine/principles-of-ASM
• ESA Space Medicine Physician Course:
  • https://www.esa.int/About_Us/EAC/Space_physician_training_course
• Dr Tarek Sardana: Flight Surgeon and Founder
  • Profile:
    • https://aviationmedintl.com/team/tarek-sardana/
  • Aerospace Medicine Residency US Navy:
    • https://www.med.navy.mil/Navy-Medicine-Operational-Training-Command/Naval-Aerospace-Medical-Institute/Department-53AR-Residency-in-Aerospace-Medicine/
• Dr Adam Sirek:
  • Co-Founder (Leap Biosystems): https://leapbiosystems.ca/adamsirek
  • Astronaut Candidate Profile: https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/recruitment/profiles.asp?sirek-adam
  • Canadian Space Agency Johnson Space Center Aerospace Medicine Fellowship
• Dr Joelle Thorgrimson: Canadian Flight surgeon:
  • https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainable-aeronautics/profiles/dr-joelle-thorgrimson
• Elevate Aviation: Provides mentorship to those who are looking to explore aviation careers
  • https://elevateaviation.ca
• King’s College London Aerospace Medicine MSc/ PgDip: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/aerospace-medicine-msc-pg-dip

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Aerospace Medicine Podcast takes AsMA 2024

This short episode is from the Aerospace Medicine Association’s Annual scientific meeting, taking place in Chicago, Illinois, where our team have been in the last week!

Listen for catch-ups with former guests, and an insight into the flagship event of the Aerospace Medicine year.

Recommended in this podcast:

• Our sponsors: the Canadian Society of Aerospace Medicine: https://csam-scma.ca/
• Aerospace Medicine Association: https://www.asma.org/home

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• Aerospace Medicine Association: https://www.asma.org/home
• Aerospace Medicine Students and Residents organisation: https://www.amsro.org
• University of Texas Medical Branch Aerospace Medicine Residency Programme: https://www.utmb.edu/spph/aerospace-medicine/residency-program
• European Space Agency Space Medicine: https://www.esa.int/About_Us/EAC/Space_Medicine
• Books:
  • Chasing space - Leland Melvin
  • Surviving the extremes - A doctor’s journey to the limits of human endurance - Kenneth Kamler
  • Freedom flyers - The Tuskegee airmen of WW2 - J. Todd Moye

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• Instagram (@stevonvoice): https://www.instagram.com/stevonvoice/?hl=en
• Twitter (@stevonvoice): https://twitter.com/stevonvoice?lang=en-GB
• LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ste-von-voice-do-mbs-91a6b3a1/

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• Aerospace Medicine Association: https://www.asma.org/home
• AMSRO: https://www.amsro.org
• Principles of Aviation and Space Medicine Course: https://www.utmb.edu/spph/aerospace-medicine/principles-of-ASM
• UTMB Aerospace Medicine Residency:
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/utmb-aerospace-medicine-972b0a211/
  • Twitter: @UTMB_Aerospace
• NASA Johnson Space Center Aerospace Medicine Clerkship:
  • https://www.nasa.gov/feature/aerospace-medicine-clerkship
• Cooke Scholarship: https://www.jkcf.org/our-scholarships/

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Join us for a fascinating interview with David Powell, current pilot, doctor and Chief Medical Advisor at the International Air Transport Association. We take a deep dive into his life as a Royal New Zealand Air Force officer, his various aeromedical qualifications and varied experience in commercial aviation medicine including as the Chief Medical Officer of Air New Zealand and on the frontline of Civil aviation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recommended in this podcast:

• Aerospace Medicine Association: https://www.asma.org/home
• International Airline Transport Association: https://www.iata.org/
• University of Otago Master of Aviation Medicine (MAvMed): https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/qualifications/mavmed.html#:~:text=Overview,Retrieval%20and%20Transport%20(PGDipAeroRT)
• University of Otago Occupational and Aviation Medicine Unit: https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/medicine/postgraduate/occupationalaviationmedicine/index.html
• King’s College London Aviation Medicine: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/aerospace-medicine-msc-pg-dip

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How does a young physician from Switzerland become a faculty member of the Mayo Clinic in Internal Medicine and Aerospace Medicine, a lead researcher in Galvanic Vestibular stimulation and co-editor of ‘Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine’? Jan Stepanek’s international career takes us along this journey in incredible detail, highlighting opportunities and experiences with a characteristic enthusiasm and charm from a leader of the field. This is interspersed with clinical examples making this an episode not to be missed.

• Aerospace Medicine Association: https://www.asma.org/home
• Mayo Clinic Minnesota Aerospace Medicine Fellowship: https://college.mayo.edu/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/aerospace-medicine-fellowship-minnesota
• Mayo Clinic Aerospace Medicine and Vestibular research:
  • https://www.mayo.edu/research/labs/aerospace-medicine-vestibular-research/overview
• Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine link (Not affiliated):
  • https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fundamentals-Aerospace-Medicine-Stepanak-Fogarty-dp-197514385X/dp/197514385X/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

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Wing Commander Posselt is a trailblazer in the United Kingdom and international Aerospace Medicine community. As one of the first graduates of the United Kingdom Aviation and Space Medicine training pathways in the UK, she talks us through her experiences of training and how to take advantage of opportunities including a space analogue mission in the Omani desert, the University Air Squadrons and ASMA. She is a pioneer in the UK Space Medicine sector and it is an honour to welcome her to the podcast.

Recommended in this podcast:

• Aerospace Medicine Association: https://www.asma.org/home
• University Air Squadrons: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/university-air-squadrons/
• King’s College London Aerospace Medicine MSc/ PgDip: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/aerospace-medicine-msc-pg-dip
• Austrian Space Forum: https://oewf.org/en/
• Next Generation of Aerospace Medicine: https://nextgenasm.wordpress.com
• Royal Aeronautical Society Aerospace Medicine Conference: https://www.aerosociety.com/get-involved/specialist-groups/safety/aerospace-medicine/
• Bonnie Social media:
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bonposselt
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonnie-posselt-ba484b9b/

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Welcome once again to the Aerospace Medicine podcast. In today’s episode we bring you a deep dive with Shawna Pandya, a family practice physician, pilot-in-training, skydiver, scuba-diver and a citizen-scientist astronaut candidate with Project PoSSUM. With degrees in Neuroscience, Space Studies and Medicine, our interview explores the meandering path Shawna has taken to get to where she is today as well as highlighting key opportunities which exist for everyone interested in aerospace medicine. We hope you enjoy.

Explored in this podcast:

• Shawna’s links:
  • Website: http://shawnapandya.com/
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shawnapandyaofficial
  • Twitter (@shawnapandya): https://twitter.com/shawnapandya
  • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnapandya/
  • Instagram (@shawnapandya): https://www.instagram.com/shawnapandya/?hl=en
• Recommended Courses:
  • University of Texas Medical Branch Principles of Aviation and Space Medicine course: (https://www.utmb.edu/pmph/aerospace-medicine/pasm-course)
  • National Outdoor Leadership Wilderness Medical Provider Course: (https://www.nols.edu/en/coursefinder/session_search/wilderness-medicine/)
  • ESA Space physician course: https://www.esa.int/Education/ESA_Academy/Participate_in_ESA_Academy_s_Online_Human_Space_Physiology_Training_Course
  • World Extreme Medicine: https://worldextrememedicine.com/
  • PoSSUM: https://projectpossum.org/
  • International Institute of Astronautical Sciences:
    • Website: https://astronauticsinstitute.org/
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astronauticsinstitute
    • Twitter (@ILAS_NLC): https://twitter.com/iias_nlc?lang=en

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