Department: Extraordinary People

When Sister Rosemary Fry went to help out in Haiti for three months she was unsure what to expect. More than 15 years later she was still continuing her crusade to supply basic healthcare and education.

Who invented pasteurization, advanced the germ theory of disease, and developed vaccines for anthrax and rabies?

Curing preventable blindness in the Himalayas is a high for Geoffrey Tabin.

Gerald Flint and Volunteer Medics Worldwide respond at the first sign of trouble.

Respiratory therapist Anne Landman saw through the tobacco industry's smokescreen.

Retired USAF Major Van Harl's wife is a USAF officer and nurse. He believes, "If you can't be a nurse – marry one."

Find out what a SWAT team is really like from a California doctor who works with one.

A recent BScN grad seeks to promote careers in nursing – particularly among his fellow men.

You often hear of someone in a conventional healthcare career who shifts to IT … Bruce did the opposite.

A diagnosis of cancer prompted a woman to found a program that teaches all types of healthcare professionals how to deliver exceptional care through compassion.

Who was the first woman to obtain a medical degree in the United States?

Members of a Neuro Trauma ICU family support group discuss the "ingredients" for recovery.

The chairman of an imaging and radiation sciences department talks about the changes and advances she's seen in education and practice.

Susan Bryson wants to make identification and treatment for autism happen faster and sooner.

Reflecting on the life lessons taught by a young doctor who learned that she had a brain tumor.

Who discovered the causes of TB and cholera?

Victims of abuse often carry their pain with them. Carol Stalker, a social worker/professor, helps to ease it.

Who founded the American Red Cross?

Imagine, not clinical detachment but a therapist who cries with you. Elena Avila is a Curandera who meets your spiritual as well as your physical needs.

Hope for women requiring open-heart surgery.