Healthcare is Human
Since 2020, Healthcare is Human (HIH) has been telling authentic healthcare stories.
Dr. Ryan McCarthy created HIH in Martinsburg, WV, to give voice to individuals who were under-represented as the Covid-19 pandemic began. Since then, HIH has grown exponentially and is now a complex narrative medicine initiative. Writer, poet, and narrative medicine expert Renée K. Nicholson co-hosts the podcast.
Molly Humphreys, native of Shepherdstown, WV, photographer on the project, has captured hundred of images of healthcare workers in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Visit HIH on Facebook and Instagram to see these incredible photos . Molly's world class portfolio can be found by searching for Piccadilly Posh.
Kym Mattioli produces the podcast.
HIH is supported by grants from the West Virginia Humanities Council, WVU Foundation, and generous donors across West Virginia.
Our first exhibit "Wild, Wonderful and Brave: Fighting the Pandemic in the Eastern Panhandle" ran at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, VA, from June 2022-June 2023.
Our most recent exhibit was in the Pylons Commons at the Robert C. Byrd Health Science Center in Morgantown, WV, feom September 2023 through June 2024. Dozens of the best photographs were featured alongside poetry by Marc Harshman, Torli Bush, Renée K. Nicholson, and Randi Ward. Our companion film, HEALTHCARE IS HUMAN, directed by Corwyn “Cory” Garman, can be viewed inside the William A. Neal Museum.
Original music for our films and museum exhibitions is composed by Robert Sears and Jared Sims. Isaac McCarthy plays the banjo on the podcast.
Healthcare is Human has been featured in 100 Days in Appalachia, West Virginia Public Radio, Synapsis, INSider, KevinMD, and the Gold Foundation.
A book is in development as is HIH curricula at the West Virginia University School of Medicine. HIH is a signature program of the WVU Internal Medicine Residency at the Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV.
Find us on TED.com to hear our origin story.
Healthcare is Human
Episode Eighteen: Dr. Michael Seem, World-Class Orthopedics
This Thanksgiving we feature Dr. Michael Seem.
A native of Martinsburg, WV, who suffered several ankle fractures as a kid, He dreamed of being an orthopedic surgeon one day.
Hear what inspired Dr. Seem to learn world-class skills in joint replacement. Able to work anywhere in the world, hear why Dr. Seem came home and his plans to contribute to healthcare in West Virginia.
“It all started for me in Operating Room #4 at the old City Hospital,” Dr. Seems tells Healthcare is Human.
A journey through West Virginia University, Wake Forrest University, and the Anderson Clinic, learn what it takes to have advanced skills in orthopedics.
This podcast is engineered by Kym Mattioli. Visit Healthcare is Human on Facebook and Instagram to see photography by Molly Humphreys.
Be sure to visit the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, VA, to see the exhibit based on this series. “Wild, Wonderful and Brave: Fighting the Pandemic in the Eastern Panhandle” runs through June 2023.
Exhibit generously supported by WVU Medicine and WVU Health Sciences Eastern Campus.
Healthcare is Human is supported by the West Virginia Humanities Council and generous donors in our community.
Be sure to visit Healthcare is Human on Facebook and Instagram. If you have a great idea for a podcast, we would love to hear from you.
