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Learning about mom’s childhood and early experiences

Jacob Bonnafoux (25) and Dr. Bethany Kolb (57) come together to talk about their non-traditional paths in medical school and finding support in higher education, especially as Bethany endowed a scholarship at the University of New Mexico, which Jacob received....

Emily Petersen (38) interviews her colleague William Callaghan (65) about his medical career as a practicing OB-GYN, and as an epidemiologist and public health professional at the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Emma Bentley Ruzicka (34), interviews her grandfather Dr. John Bentley (86) about his time in the Navy, how he met his wife, becoming a doctor, and the experiences that followed him from state to state.

Stephen Pellicer (39) interviews his mother Fiameta Pellicer (72) about her decisions in how to raise him with regard to his Filipino heritage, and Fiameta tells Stephen about her journey in serving as a psychiatrist in academic and private practice.

This is my interview with Ramine Baharamgi. He is an Epidemiologist. He came here from Iran and has lived and traveled all over the world.

One Small Step partners Daniel "Dan" Lawrence (67) and Kim Welsh (61) share a conversation about their upbringings and their concerns about divisiveness in the US. They talk about the opioid epidemic, the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination, and their families.

Paul Gottlieb (73) talks with his daughter Caryn Diamond-Gottlieb (40) about growing up in Johannesburg, South Africa. Paul shares about his family, influential people in his life, why he decided to go to medical school, and his involvement in politics...

Zainab Khan (36) interviews her mentee Fuad Faruque (24) about being a young, politically active, Republican, Asian, Muslim American in a post 9/11 era.

Susan (61) tells her daughter Jessie (30) about her many travels across the country and abroad.

Colleagues and friends Pamela Ching (61) and Wiedad "Roodly" Archer (52) have a conversation about their careers, beginning as nutritionists and moving into public health, including stories about their time working in various foreign countries and lessons they learned from...

Nadine Lutz (48) speaks with her mother, Rola Jbeily (69), about the stations of her life.

Long time friends and former classmates, Sylvia Elizabeth Morris (54) and Angela CB Walker (54), talk about meeting at Georgetown University School of Medicine. They also talk about a book they have recently published with three friends who are also...

Going through his dads life, Jack and his dad reflect on the days of his sports and the best memories he has gained from his experiences as a caddy, coach, and everything else.

Discussion of dad’s life from his beginnings in Chicago’s South side to neurosurgery at UC Davis.

We discussed his family, his life and fate

Paul and Linda Engebretson talk about life in small-town Minnesota, college, Medical school and building a family.

Wanicha tells the story of her immigration from Thailand to the US and her eventual decision to settle down and serve as a public health employee.

Grace O’Neill (65), Stuart Rienhoff (62), and William "Bill" Rienhoff IV (69) share a conversation with their father, William "Bill" Rienhoff III (95), about his experiences growing up in Baltimore, his family, and his medical practice.

John Edward Balthrop, 91, talks to his daughter Sheila Michel, 52, about his military career, his wife, and his medical career.

Hamid Safi (26) and his sponsor, Martha Sparrow [no age given], share a conversation about Hamid's emigration from Afghanistan to the United States, his upbringing in Kunar, Afghanistan, and his hopes both for his future and for the future of...

I interviewed Eric Sias for my First Year Seminar class at Marshall University. Our FYS class has been focusing on critical thinking and how thoughtfully developed and artfully asked questions can lead to enriching and enlightening stories. Frank Sesno’s book...

Ann Tice (58) tells StoryCorps Facilitator Rose Gorman (26) what it was like to be a female medical student in the 1970s, what she learned from her father, and about being able to be at home with her children while...

Crayton Robey (50) interviews his partner, Ed Shaulhafer (69), about his experience training to become a doctor during the AIDS epidemic. Ed also talks about his relationship to Fire Island throughout the years.

My father, Shigeru Ochi, was raised in poverty. He focused on working hard and saving to send his kids through college and med school.