June 20, 2008

A Professor of Pediatrics Uses Technology to Enliven Bacteriology

By CATHERINE RAMPELL

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Sarah E. Forgie, who spices up her lectures with music and podcasts

Ms. Forgie, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Alberta, gives medical students song parodies and other offbeat study aids for her bacteriology class. Her favorite podcasts include "Sweet Tetani" (an infectious sendup of "Sweet Caroline") and "Bad Bugs" (a parody of the Bloodhound Gang's "The Bad Touch").

Q. Why did you start doing podcasts?

A. This was

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