Mindworks in Conversation: Dr. Ryan McCarthy

01/07/2024 34 min Episodio 7
Mindworks in Conversation: Dr. Ryan McCarthy

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Narrative Mindworks chats with Dr. Ryan McCarthy about Appalachian stories and storytelling. Dr. Ryan is an "old-fashioned internal medicine doctor," one who works in office and hospital settings in his hometown of Martinsburg, WV. He is also a faculty member of the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine who, in the spring of 2020, 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 to the Mindworks in Converation as Dr. Ryan McCarthy describes his pasions, his practice, and his humor : )

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