Department: Extraordinary People

Psychologist Martin Gittelman helped to establish mental health programs for schizophrenics around the world.

This kids' book writer knows her readers – she's a child psychiatrist!

As Joseph Murray discovered, acting is the perfect counterbalance to the hectic life of a paramedic.

When Dr. Jock Murray saw that the human side was missing from medical education, he created his own program.

At a camp in Uganda, an MSF doctor's decisions not only include who is treated first, but who has a chance at life and who doesn't.

Tobacco executives worried that nurses could be "formidable opponents" if they ever organized.

For kids, reading's less scary when a four-legged friend is listening.

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

Read about the Afghan experience of one USAF critical care air transport team nurse.

Can prayer heal physical diseases?

Can psychoeducation help schizophrenic teens and their families?

Beginning with modest goals, one former concert pianist has helped to change societal views towards disabled persons in Ukraine.

A mentally ill woman receives temporary care in a small, remote coastal community in the 1950s.

Sandy Brown took a little departure in her career path. A jump from professional juggling to physical therapy. Her patients however, happen to be fuzzy.

Susan McKay, a professor and RN, does research on girls at war because she want to bring attention to them.

The story of a generous, dedicated woman who has devoted more than 25 years of her life to helping the developmentally disabled.

Professional ballet dancer, Tango Master Teacher, and … respiratory therapist?

Anne Davis is a nurse ethicist who changed the way nurses think about their role.

Interested in volunteering with MSF? One RN explains both the risks and the rewards.

One celebrity did more than put on shows for the troops in Vietnam, she tended the wounded.