Digital drawing by Rebecca Joski

Christy A Rentmeester, PhD

A moral philosopher with over 20 years of experience in academic medicine and in publishing, Dr Rentmeester is known for analytical dexterity with a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. She has guided hundreds of junior and senior clinicians’, students’, artists’, and writers’ investigations into some of the most significant, neglected, and complex problems in the health sector. For its final decade, Dr Rentmeester led journal-based and multimedia content development for a bioethics journal of national and international renown. She’s a writer, editor, teacher, and coach with a penchant for framing broad-ranging inquiry in incisive, creative, compelling, accessible ways for diverse audiences.

Click here to learn more about Dr Rentmeester’s experience in academic medicine and publishing or here for her current academic appointment. Click here for an index of her print publications. If you are interested in booking Dr Rentmeester as a speaker or content development coach, inquire by email.

Credits, Acknowledgements

Tim Hoff, sound engineer, co-producer, social media curator

Maithili Jha of Manima Consulting, LLC, supporter

Rebecca Joski, digital drawing artist

Zoe Rose Kriegler-Wenk, collage artist

Kree Middleton, supporter

Christy Rentmeester, QHC content crafter, harpist, logo artist, occasional illustrator

Shaun Rouser, idea turbine

Erik Schiller, supporter

Carrie Waller, supporter

2026 Contributors: Mark Kuczewski, Olivia Kates, Devin Kellis, Bethany Erb

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