Medical Illustration Podcast

Interview with Team Leader, 3D animator, surgical videographer, and VR developer Albert Fung from the Toronto Video Atlas of Surgery. Show notes: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-albert-fung-interview-featuring-geoff-cheung

Gary Welch is a medical illustrator and animator based in Philadelphia. A graduate of the RIT program, Gary has worked at 3FX, MadMicrobe, and is now Production Supervisor at Real Chemistry. Show notes: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/mip-gary-welch-interview

Podcast coverage on a local get-together event for the University of Toronto's Biomedical Communications Alumni Association. Check out the show notes at: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-uncon-2024

Based in Jordan, Ehab Shalout is a pharmacy student and self-taught medical illustrator specializing in 3D modeling and animation. In this interview we discuss his path and challenges and his perspective on the field and its future.

Peg Gerrity, MAMS, CMI represents a classic medical illustrator in many ways. Peg has worked for over 30 years as a freelancer, taking on a wide range of projects, many of which were focused on pregnancy and embryonic development. In this episode we talk about Peg's freelance experiences both in US and abroad, her work in traditional and digital media, thoughts on AI and on fundamental business skills. Check out the show notes at: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-peg-gerrity-interview

The 78th annual Association of Medical Illustrators conference took place this year in Rochester, NY, with a record-breaking number of attendees–over 500 people! In the latest episode of the Medical Illustrator's Podcast, borrow my eyes and ears while I give you a thorough review on the, for me, 4-day conference and my impressions, experiences, emotions. Show notes available here: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-report-on-ami-2024

In this episode of the Medical Illustration Podcast I'm speaking with the faculty of the RIT medical illustration program. The annual Association of Medical Illustrators conference will be taking place in Rochester NY this year from July 25th to the 27th, so I thought it would be nice to chat with some of the locals and find out more about the program there. You can check out this episode's show notes at: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-rit-program-faculty-interview

In this episode we have an extraordinary guest whose work has bridged the gap not only between art and science, but also mystery and investigation. Lisa Bailey is a retired Forensic Artist who worked as a Digital Information Specialist for the FBI Laboratory. Working with investigators and Forensic Anthropologists, she worked with unidentified remains, using details about the age, sex, stature and ancestry of the individual in conjunction with a 3D print of their skull to sculpt facial approximations of what these individuals may have looked like, hoping to spark recognition and generate leads from the public. Show notes at: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-lisa-bailey-interview

In this episode I'm speaking with Sana Khan, biomedical illustrator, designer and animator based in Toronto. She runs her own freelance business, SFKhanVisuals, and has been working as a Senior Medical Illustrator at Designs that Cell, Research Communications Designer at the University of Toronto, Surgical Illustrator at Credit Valley Hospital, a Fellow of the Johnson & Johnson Diversity initiative just to name a few. Show notes at: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-sana-khan-interview

In this podcast I report on my experience attending the Anatomy Connected 2024 conference in Toronto Canada. If you weren't able to attend this event, I hope I can give you a sense of the subjects covered and types of presentations. Show notes for this episode will be posted on TVASurg, in thanks for sponsoring me to attend this event: https://pie.med.utoronto.ca/TVASurg/anatomy-connected-2024/

In this interview I'm speaking with Anthony Baker, a Board-Certified medical illustrator in Columbus, Ohio. Since 2008, he has directed The Ohio State University's Medical Visuals team, creating visuals for Ohio State health sciences faculty, physicians and researchers. View the show notes at: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-anthony-baker-interview

Let's get back into it! I'm happy to announce a new season of the medical illustration podcast! In this solo episode I'll be giving some updates about news in the field. You can check out the show notes, with mentioned links, here: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-season-2

Updates to the field of medical illustration for the summer of 2023! I chat about what I've been up to lately which includes some fine art studies, some major upcoming events both within and outside the field, and few recent snippets in science. You can check out the show notes, with mentioned links, here: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-summer-2023-announcements

It's March 31st 2023, and we are still in Year Zero of AI tools being made available to the masses. These are wild times. I made an episode at the end of last year about AI art that I wanted to follow up on. So here's some recent updates and some reflections on the era of AI. Show notes here: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/ai-tools

For this episode of the Medical Illustration Podcast I'm going to give a virtual tour of my personal library of art books for figure drawing. Learning to draw the human figure well is a challenging task, but one every medical illustrator must be familiar with. Here's a collection of my favorite references for figure drawing, check out my site page for links: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-figure-drawing-february

This is a podcast dedicated to the memory of legendary medical illustrator Steve Harrison (1947–2023) Show notes: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/in-memory-of-steve-harrison

In this final episode for 2022 of the Medical Illustration podcast, I share some announcements and dive into the topic of AI art and its affects on the medical illustration field. Show notes can be found here: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/final-podcast-for-2022-ai-vs-art

This is a special quick episode of the Medical Illustration podcast to announce the 2022 Vesalius Trust-a-thon team art challenge event! Joining me on this episode is Chelsea Canlas, Vice President of the Vesalius Trust. You can learn more about the Vesalius Trust and upcoming Trust-a-thon at: https://vesaliustrust.org/upcoming-events/trustathon-2022/

Andrew Swift is well-known throughout the profession as a prolific medical illustrator. After graduating from the Georgia program in 1999, he went on to be an Associate Professor there for the next decade and helped to train a generation of highly skilled medical illustrators. He's been an active member of the Association of Medical Illustrators and presents regularly at the annual meetings. Andrew is well-grounded in traditional art techniques and continues to draw almost every day. He's worked extensively in ZBrush and corresponds regularly with their development team, helping that software provide the tools medical illustrators need for the types of projects we do. As the Director of Medical Science at iso-Form, he's been actively working on a multitude of illustration and animation projects and has completed thousands of illustrations, many using a combination of techniques which we discuss. Hope you enjoy this conversation! Show notes can be found at: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-andrew-swift-interview

This is a special report on the first in-person gathering of the Association of Medical Illustrators in 2 years! In this episode I comment on the conference and workshops, giving an overview of the scheduled talks and some reflections on the experience.

Mark Belan is a scientist turned illustrator and designer who specializes in scientific education and communication. Mark excels in the niche of data visualization, which is an area of scientific communication we are seeing more people in the field gravitate towards. He currently works at Visual Capitalist, a global online publisher focused on topics including markets, technology, energy and the global economy–seeking to make the world's information more accessible by highlighting the bigger picture through data-driven visuals. Check out the show notes at: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-mark-belan-interview

This is an interview with medical animator Nobles Green. Nobles has over 15 years experience working in medical and scientific animation, and is knowledgeable of numerous 3D applications and techniques. He has served on the Board of Governors of the Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) and helped establish and lead its Diversity Committee, which strives to increase diverse and inclusive representation within AMI's membership and leadership. Nobles is currently a 3D Production Manager at Elara Systems. Show notes at: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-nobles-green-interview

This is a quick episode to talk about some of the online resources available for learning the fundamentals of medical illustration. Check out the show notes at https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/learning-medical-illustration-online

In this episode I talk about variations on the theme of ownership–how it relates to originality, authenticity, professionalism, and the very literal ownership of intellectual property. All important topics for the professional medical illustrator. You can find the show notes and links at http://PKVisualization.com

Mesa Schumacher graduated from the Johns Hopkins Art as Applied to Medicine program in 2015. She specializes in medical and scientific visual storytelling, and her impressive portfolio includes many of the niche specializations in our industry including medical and natural science illustration, 2D and 3D animations, 3D models, infographics, sculpture and photography just to name a few. In this conversation we talk about her experiences at archeological sites, the strengths and differences between traditional and digital art, getting into the field, building good work habits, networking, living abroad, working from home, how the role of medical and scientific illustrators has changed over time, sciart everydays, the freelancer lifestyle, the Association of Medical Illustrators, time management and productivity, and nurturing a growth mindset.

This is an interview with Chilean medical illustrator Alfredo Torres Parra. He is also a dentist and anatomy teacher. In this conversation Alfredo talks about how he creates his illustrations using Procreate, the work he's done for KenHub, and what he's learned from his experiences of teaching human anatomy.

This is an interview with medical illustrator, CEO and Co-founder of BioRender, Shizuka Aoki. A graduate of the Johns Hopkins Art as Applied to Medicine program and a board certified medical illustrator, Shizuka is well-known for her masterful illustrations and has published numerous works in National Geographic and Scientific American. BioRender has quickly emerged in the scientific visualization space as one of the most powerful tools for scientific image-making. With thousands of pre-made icons and templates to work from, BioRender aims to save scientists countless hours and improve their communications so they can devote more time to their life-saving research. In this conversation we talk about her early career journey, how she came to pivot from illustration to running a company, and how she's been able to grow her business in challenging times. Check out the show notes at: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-shizuka-aoki-interview

This is an interview with Michael Hickman, Senior Technical 3D Artist at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. Michael is a whiz in all the technical aspects of high-end 3D production and an active contributor on the Association of Medical Illustrator's members HUB forum, where he's posted several articles about emerging trends in the tech sector that will affect the future of the field of medical illustration. In this episode of the Medical Illustration Podcast, we chat about some of these advances and workflows for high-end medical animation studios and 3D medical visualizers. The opinions expressed in the podcast are those of Michael and do not reflect those of his employer. Show notes can be found at: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-michael-hickman-interview

This is an interview with Samantha Bond, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Visualization graduate program, and Associate Program Director for Undergraduate Life Science Visualization program, at University of Illinois at Chicago in the department of Biomedical Health and Information Sciences. She also holds an appointment in the Department of Physical Therapy at UIC. In this conversation we talk about her path through higher education, the works she's been doing lately in interactive app development, and some of her insights into the field of medical illustration as an educator and active member in the Association of Medical Illustrators on the AMI's PR committee. Check out the show notes at: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-samantha-bond-interview

A few announcements about the medical illustration field taking place in the summer and fall of 2021.

Florence Kabir Hauser is a medical illustrator whose career spans several decades. Beginning as a painting teacher, she was introduced to the field through an art exhibition and within a short amount of time was illustrating surgeries using traditional media. Have a listen to this woman's amazing career, that took her across the globe from Switzerland to India!

This is an interview with Ryan Kissinger, an award-winning medical illustrator and animator working for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases lab in Hamilton Montana. The NIAID is one of the many institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, in the United States. Tick-borne illnesses play a major role in the history of the lab. The opinions expressed in the podcast are those of Ryan and do not reflect those of his employer. Check out the show notes at: https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-ryan-kissinger-interview

On this episode of the Medical Illustration podcast, my guest is Qingyang Chen, an award-winning medical illustrator and designer, and the founder of QCVisuals, a biomedical illustration studio established in 2013. Qingyang graduated from the Biomedical Communications program at the University of Toronto–Mississauga in 2015. She has been described as lightning fast, and has completed over 250 projects for a number of clients in healthcare and education.

This is an interview with biomedical illustrator, Harvard professor, business entrepreneur, and molecular visualizer Dr. Gaël McGill. In this episode we talk about Gaël's early experiences with making art and how he transitioned into biomedical communications work. We talk about his company Digizyme and the client work he's done, as well as his online learning platform Clarafi, and the development of the Molecular Maya toolkit. Show notes can be found at https://www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical-illustration-podcast-gael-mcgill-interview

This is an interview I did with my good friend Robert "Bobby" Lancefield in May of 2020. We chat about online courses, using different software tools, adjusting to work-at-home for covid, some of our activities outside of work and some reflections on our graduate studies at the Biomedical Communications (BMC) program at University of Toronto–Mississauga. Visit https://www.pkvisualization.com/blog for the show notes and links.

This is an introductory episode to a podcast about the world of medical illustration. My ultimate goal is to have an ongoing series of interviews with creative professionals I have had the pleasure to get to know through my work. Resources: Association of Medical Illustrators FAQ - https://ami.org/medical-illustration/learn-about-medical-illustration Johns Hopkins Art As Applied to Medicine program FAQ - https://medicalart.johnshopkins.edu/the-profession/ UIC Biomedical Visualization program - https://ahs.uic.edu/biomedical-health-information-sciences/admissions-and-programs/ms-in-biomedical-visualization/ Augusta University Medical Illustration program - https://www.augusta.edu/alliedhealth/medicalillustration/ University of Toronto–Mississauga Biomedical Communications program - https://bmc.med.utoronto.ca/ SciArtNOW - https://sciartnow.com/ Medical Illustration on Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/medicalillustration/new/ Sawbones podcast - https://player.fm/series/sawbones-a-marital-tour-of-misguided-medicine/sawbones-medical-illustration “Medicine's Michelangelo: The Life & Art of Dr. Frank H Netter” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOp59f31HqQ