Department: Extraordinary People

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

Dr. John McCrae wrote one of the best-known poems of World War I, "In Flanders Fields."

The chairman of an imaging and radiation sciences department talks about the changes and advances she's seen in education and practice.

Who pioneered the use of antiseptic techniques during surgery?

Realizing they couldn't take decent care of their patients, two Massachusetts doctors decided something had to be done.

This OB/GYN combines his concern for health literacy and his love of music to teach kids and teens about health.

How a nursing professor empowers South Africa's nurses to become not only caregivers, but leaders and researchers.

He started the book, not the TV series.

When Sister Rosemary Fry went to help out in Haiti for three months she was unsure what to expect. More than 15 years later she was still continuing her crusade to supply basic healthcare and education.

Who invented pasteurization, advanced the germ theory of disease, and developed vaccines for anthrax and rabies?

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

Gerald Flint and Volunteer Medics Worldwide respond at the first sign of trouble.

Respiratory therapist Anne Landman saw through the tobacco industry's smokescreen.

Retired USAF Major Van Harl's wife is a USAF officer and nurse. He believes, "If you can't be a nurse – marry one."

Find out what a SWAT team is really like from a California doctor who works with one.

A recent BScN grad seeks to promote careers in nursing – particularly among his fellow men.

You often hear of someone in a conventional healthcare career who shifts to IT … Bruce did the opposite.

A diagnosis of cancer prompted a woman to found a program that teaches all types of healthcare professionals how to deliver exceptional care through compassion.

Who was the first woman to obtain a medical degree in the United States?

Members of a Neuro Trauma ICU family support group discuss the "ingredients" for recovery.