Narrative Mindworks chats with Ryan McCarthy about Appalachian stories and storytelling. Ryan McCarthy is an old-fashioned internal medicine doctor, one who works in office and hospital settings in his hometown of Martinsburg, WV. Dr. McCarthy is also a faculty member of the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine. In the spring 2020 he created Healthcare is Human (HIH) to chronicle his COVID-19 pandemic experience. HIH is a partnership of talented artists, exploring meanings in all aspects of healthcare, and creating beautiful artifacts in the process. To date, several short films have been produced and HIH is the subject of a TEDx Talk.  Listen now to Dr Ryan McCarthy share his passions, his practice and his humor.