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May 8, 2025 29 mins

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In this episode we meet Lisa Beans, program manager for the West Virginia University Internal Medicine Residency at the Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV, who says, “I have moved to America twice, and back to my home country of Germany once. When it comes to the internal medicine residency, I feel like I can manage this challenge because of all the things I have personally done in the past five years.” 

“A residency is a lot of moments happening at the same time. The team we have here, from nurses to doctors to facilities, have made me feel like home. I feel like I have been working for West Virginia University for a long time, not just nine months.”

“I am a country girl at heart. I started singing and dancing to ‘Country Roads’ as a teenager in Germany. I have an old soul and I love old country music and artists.” 

This episode features the original poem "Bluegrass Kitchen” read by its author, Renée K.Nicholson. Music written and performed by Robert Sears (West Virginia University College of Creative Arts and Media). 

Healthcare is Human is created by Ryan McCarthy and is a signature program of the Internal Medicine Residency at the Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV. 

This podcast is engineered by Kym Mattioli.

Visit Healthcare is Human on Facebook and Instagram to see incredible photography by Molly Humphreys, native of Shepherdstown, WV, whose world-class portfolio can be found by searching for Piccadilly Posh Photography. 

Healthcare is Human is supported by the West Virginia Humanities Council, WVU Medicine, WVU Foundation, and generous donors in our community.

Isaac McCarthy (PhD candidate, Ohio State University) plays the banjo to open and close the show.

Healthcare is Human is featured on TED.com, KevinMD, Synapsis, Narrative Mindworks, and 100 Days in Appalachia.

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