Designing Care On-Air
Designing Care On-Air invites listeners to deconstruct the healthcare environments that influence our quest for wellness. Architects, engineers, interior designers, and providers share their powerful insights and perspectives on how healthcare facilities and the systems they held within affect our daily lives. Deepen your curiosity about the framework of our systems of healthcare with host Elizabeth Johnson, an Assistant Professor at the Montana State University Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing.
Designing Care On-Air
Latest Episodes
NOVA: Making Space for Innovation through Academic and Healthcare System Partnerships
Ready for your creativity to take flight? This initial overview of design thinking will propel you to take the lead on the big ideas that will move healthcare forward.
When Research Becomes Care: Clinical Research Nursing in a Changing Trial Landscape
Clinical research depends on more than protocols. It depends on people, places, communication pathways, and the systems that support participant safety and trial integrity. In this episode, Dr. Gordon Hill joins Designing Care On-Air t...
Permission to Daydream: Reflections from Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Survivors
In this episode of Designing Care On-Air, we’re joined by Alex and Bri, both two-time cancer survivors, as they reflect on what it felt like to navigate cancer at an age when they were often told, “You’re too young to be here.” Together, we exp...
Climate Is Care: A Conversation on Advocating Sustainable Change
Climate change is no longer a background condition; it is actively shaping patient outcomes, workforce resilience, and the environments where care is delivered. In this episode of Designing Care On-Air, we speak with Grace Kistner abou...
Designing Forward: Legacy, Risk, and the Stories That Shape Healthcare
This episode explores legacy mapping, risk-taking, and the lessons we borrow from those who came before us to shape the future of healthcare design. A reflective conversation with changemakers on courage, continuity, and lighting the path forwa...
