Doctors looking through a microscope while performing microsurgery.(http://www.denverhealth.org/portals/0/images/Surgery/microscope.jpg)
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An example of suture thread used in microsurgery to repair an intestine.
Microsurgery is a procedure that utilizes a powerful microscope and a needle thinner than a human hair. It is a field that is rapidly advancing. In this episode of Medical Monday’s, the hosts talk about Microsurgery. The episode covers the history, science, application, and risks behind the procedure. Primitive forms of the procedure began in the 1500’s. After pioneering breakthroughs, the first high powered medical microscope was used in 1921 and the field was truly born. Today, needles are between 300 and 1 micrometer and microscopes are developing quickly. Today Microsurgery is used by doctors across many disciplines and it has an extremely wide range of uses. It is beneficial because now doctors can perform surgery on new parts of the body that they were previously unable to reach. There aren’t any risks specific to Microsurgery, only risks that typically come with any larger scale surgery. This episode is sponsored by Nick Shah of ‘Shah’s Auto.’
By: Evan Alexander, Brendan Ball, Alexander Slayton, and Brian Luther
Good work guys! The music at the beginning really caught my attention and your script was very easy to understand. You all had great energy to keep me interested and involved in the podcast. The only thing to make this podcast would have been even a basic picture so that I could look at something to put your words to a visual. But overall great job!
I really liked the energetic beginning you guys had! I also liked that you added a little flair as you presented the facts about microsurgery. It kept me interested on the information. One small improvement for next time I would like from you guys is to have more of a dialogue between you guys and also described the diagram you were talking about. Great Job overall!
Your podcast was truly enjoyable to listen to. I appreciated the historical background given at the beginning. The commercial in the middle was creative and humorous. It would have been interesting to hear from the perspective of a microsurgeon. Regardless, your podcast was informative and concise while maintaining a great flow. Awesome job!
Your intro got things going well. I liked how you started with history that dated all the way back to the 1500s. I would recommend taking out the clicks when you finish recording. I liked the use of an actual commercial in the middle. It kept the mood light and engaging.
I liked the history Alexander implemented, I wasn’t expecting that. The advertisement in the middle was funny, too. The information was easy to absorb, and the comparisons made (such as the needle being smaller than a human hair), rather than just raw numbers, helped develop a deeper understanding on the topic. Maybe just a little more banter would have helped the presentation seem less lecture-like, but overall, nice job, guys.
This was a very enjoyable and informative podcast. Just as many have already said, I liked how you gave a historical background on the topic. From then on, the podcast was solid, with smooth transitions to each topic. My only issue was with the commercial. Although it was comical to have an ad mid podcast, there wasn’t really a transition between the content and the commercial and back. This was kind of strange. Otherwise, you guys did a great job.
I started to listening to this and one of my suite mates asked if it was a real podcast. You guy’s did a very good job making it convincing.
Overall you guys did a great job and i found that the small segments of humor kept the listener interested. TH information was also very concentrated. One thing that did bother me a bit though was the sound of the button on the microphone.
This was a really well done podcast. Everyone was fluid and easy to understand. The humor in the presentation also helped keep me engaged. The information was very well presented and easy to understand. Well done.