The closing keynote by Dr Jane Potter illuminates how medics and nurses charged with treating the war wounded responded to and processed their experiences, analysing the stories these healers left behind and the silent spaces within them.
Oct 2024
Angels in the Trenches: The Heroic Nurses of WWI
In World War I, nurses helped take care of injured soldiers. They worked near the battlefields, often in tough and scary places. These nurses were very brave and kind, helping the wounded even when it was dangerous. In this fictional episode, we’ll learn about what they did, how ... Show More
8m 8s
Aug 2025
Religious Trauma and Broader Visions of Spirituality in Healthcare
This episode felt like a deep exhale. Margaret runs solo today, as she sat down with Dr. Hillary McBride—psychologist, author, and researcher—to talk about embodiment, trauma, and the radical act of tuning back into ourselves. We talked about what it means to feel your feelings i ... Show More
1 h
Jul 2014
Beyond the Academy: Applying Medical History to Health Policy
Fifth and final talk given at the Half Day Workshop for Post-Graduate and Early Career Historians of Medicine Given by Professor Virginia Berridge, Director of the Centre for History in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London
17m 38s
Mar 2022
On Resilience in Medical School
This episode is an appeal to medical students to check in amongst themselves, and, with the Match approaching, to be resilient and know their worth. This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay, former Obstetrician, now writer. Transcript from DFW's speech This is Water Fundraiser for Pieta ... Show More
11m 36s