Introducing MennoHealth Cast

MennoHealth Cast is a new podcast production begun by Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship in 2019 in cooperation with The Mennonite magazine. MennoHealth Cast seeks to highlight the personal stories of nurses, doctors, health researchers, dentists, chaplains, social workers, advanced practitioners, and others involved in various fields related to the care of human beings.

MennoHealth Cast is hosted by Joann Hunsberger, a pediatric anesthesiologist specializing in intraoperative anesthesia and post-operative pain management in children.

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Each episode is introduced via a a blog posting below. Select the “read more” button for the full blog entry. Go directly to the MennoHealth Cast page to listen to any episode.

Previous Podcasts

NEW PODCAST: Annual Gathering Sneak Peak with Malinda Berry & Donna Minter!

Sep 30, 2022

Episode 20: The Five Life Standards for Healthcare Providers Dr. Malinda Berry and Dr. Donna Minter chat with Joann about the Five Life Standards and their work on Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship’s Nurture Council as they prepare to bring this...

NEW Podcast Episode: Social Epidemiology during the Pandemic, a Mennos in Medicine Special

Jun 28, 2021

Mennos in Medicine: Social epidemiology comes to life during a pandemic; An interview with Allison Ruark Allison Ruark discusses her first year of teaching epidemiology during a pandemic and life changes the pandemic has brought to her and her family, with a...

New Podcast Episode: Esther Bucher and the Impact of Occupational Therapy

Jun 10, 2021

Occupational therapy makes life accessible: An interview with Esther Bucher Esther Bucher talks about her experience as an occupational therapist, how she came to her profession in her forties and her two service terms abroad with different Mennonite mission...

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: To Nazareth & Back, an Interview with Bob Martin

Apr 26, 2021

MENNOS IN MEDICINE: To Nazareth & Back Listen to this wonderful and moving interview with Dr. Bob Martin. Dr. Martin is a retired physician currently living in York County, PA. He spent much of his career working in medical missions in Nazareth,...

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Mennos in Medicine, Debriefing a Year into Covid

Apr 1, 2021

Mennos in Medicine: Debriefing a year into COVID; Interview with Marla and Jesse Hostetter Kropf A year into the COVID pandemic, Jesse and Marla talk about their experiences working in Emergency Medicine and Primary Care. Marla is a nurse practitioner...

NEW PODCAST EPISODE 14: Cultural Competency, COVID and Resiliency; An interview with Lawrence T. Cheung

Feb 12, 2021

Cultural Competency, COVID and Resiliency; An interview with Lawrence T. Cheung Listen here! Available on All major Podcast Platform Lawrence T. Cheung, MCS, BCC is a Certified Spiritual Heath Practitioner (chaplain) specializing in the care of...