Healthcare

[Nurse] Linda Raftery

28:33

“One thing through my career is corporations taking over hospitals and when they’re trying to save money, they cut nursing staff. It just doesn’t seem there’s enough nurses to do the job.” Practicing Nurse Linda Raftery has seen much in her nearly 3 decades of working in hospital intensive care units, emergency rooms, and as…

[Art Therapist]
Drena Fagen

50:13

“It’s really hard to hear so many painful stories, but it’s particularly hard to know that people have experienced such awful things and the magnitude of that, like how many people have. I know everybody that does this work has that experience.” Founding Partner and Director of Programs at New York Creative Arts Therapists, Drena…

[Medical Technologist]
Ribhia Abdelhady

53:58

“I tell lab students ‘that tube of blood has a person behind it. It could be your mother or your father, and treat it as such. They depend on you doing your best for an accurate diagnosis’.” A former hospital lab director, these days Ribhia Abdelhady can be found applying her expertise and passion to…

[General Surgeon]
Robert Raniolo

57:12

A fateful family loss during childhood led Dr. Robert Raniolo to follow an otherwise unlikely professional path. He discusses his unique personal/professional journey, shares wisdom and advice for those interested in healthcare as a career, plus how the corporate takeover of the medical field has changed the traditional role of caregivers and its effect on medical care.

[Nurse Practitioner]
Terry Alexander

41:29

“You have to be humble. You need to listen. You need to be able to get rid of your own ego, what your ego thinks, and listen to what another person is saying. These are things you learn over time.” Terry Alexander helped pioneer the profession of Nurse Practitioner, and imparts the wisdom she’s gleaned…