In this Mindworks in Conversation, Gayle Gliva-McConvey, President Gliva-MConvey & Associates shares the journey of the Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) in developing their "standards of best practice."

She begins with highlight stressing the importance of standards in ensuring consistency, quality, and effectiveness in standardized patient education.  And further discusses the collaborative efforts that went into establishing these guidelines that now serve as the core foundation for educators and practitioners in the field. 

Watch a conversation with Slavena Salve Nissan about her journey as a child from Azerbaijan to Brooklyn, and how growing up in a multilingual family influenced her love of words and writing.

Kathy Riley, former screenwriter and current associate director of cancer support programs who holds master’s degrees in narrative medicine and public health, shares how her son’s and sister’s cancer journeys inspire her to help others facing illness.

Watch a conversation with Eva Chroni, MFA Communications about her prose poetry, her book The Modernist Version of Memoring, and the nature of memory and remembering.

Cathy Smith, PhD, discusses the development of standards of practice in the patient simulation field.

"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.