International Health Humanities Network Membership

Dr. Johanna Rian directs the Mayo Clinic Dolores Jean Lavins Center for Humanities in Medicine in Rochester, MN, where she develops and implements programs in humanities and arts for patients, staff, students and visitors. She has published and presented on arts in health care with an emphasis on theatre and narrative medicine in medical education. She teaches courses for Mayo Medical School students, using theatre to improve skills in patient case presentations, and creative and reflective writing to improve patient/physician relationships and help ease medical school burnout. Johanna has worked extensively with Twin Cities arts non-profit organizations in strategic planning and development. She is a former board member with Minnesota Citizens for the Arts and Arts & Health Alliance. Johanna holds a doctorate in Theatre and Humanities from Stanford University, and joined the Mayo Clinic staff in 2008.