"Healthcare is Human," a project initiated by Dr. Ryan McCarthy during the COVID-19 pandemic, captures and shares the poignant stories of healthcare workers through various artistic mediums, emphasizing the human aspect of healthcare in small-town America and promoting the practice of narrative medicine.
Narrative Mindworks chats with Rocky Rockstraw PhD, RN.
Narrative Mindworks chats with Ryan McCarthy about Appalachian stories and storytelling. Ryan McCarthy is an old-fashioned internal medicine doctor, one who works in office and hospital settings in his hometown of Martinsburg, WV. Dr. McCarthy is also a faculty member of the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine. In the spring 2020 he created Healthcare is Human (HIH) to chronicle his COVID-19 pandemic experience. HIH is a partnership of talented artists, exploring meanings in all aspects of healthcare, and creating beautiful artifacts in the process. To date, several short films have been produced and HIH is the subject of a TEDx Talk. Listen now to Dr Ryan McCarthy share his passions, his practice and his humor.
Cherie Henderson PhD, blending her diverse experiences as a journalist, academic, and cancer survivor, is pioneering innovative applications of narrative practices beyond healthcare, focusing on end-of-life narratives, library projects, and community engagement to foster compassion and connection.
Discover how Nelly Edmondson's journey from journalism to narrative medicine demonstrates the profound healing power of storytelling and its ability to foster humanistic interactions in healthcare.
Listen to A Conversation with Emily Joy Weiner, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Houses on the Moon Theater Company
“Narrative medicine is like water, it can seep into the cracks and heal and nurture,” -Laurie Kovens
Listen to the conversation with Narrative Mindworks member Temple West on her research into the parallel between how standardized patients and actual patients are treated, and her thoughts on the development of empathy in medical students.
Narrative Mindworks member Elizabeth Tracey, MS, and her colleagues at Johns Hopkins are doing groundbreaking work.
Bringing narrative skills to women living in the shadow of uncertainty to help build community.
