![A four panel comic in black and white with a brown accent tone.
The first panel shows a young female doctor standing with her hands in the pockets of her scrubs, stethoscope draped around her neck. She look calm and cool. The text next to her reads, "Operating department practitioner... DJ... Hides her smoking from her family."](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/8d76bd15-1a59-4522-a9f4-c8881d68962d_Humans+1.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
![The second panel shows an older male doctor dressed in scrubs standing with his arms folded, looking seriously out at the viewer. The text next to him reads, "Plaster technician... Jitterbug champion... lies about his age."](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/86f3f8cc-a9da-4bcf-8ddd-545e7e5d5016_Humans+2.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
![The third panel shows a young male doctor standing with his hands on his hips with a white lab coat over his scrubs, stethoscope draped around his neck. He is smiling widely look at the viewer. The text next to him reads, "Rheumatologist.. dog lover... takes his mother's sleeping tablets."](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/bb5a14e4-293f-4a2b-911e-bd6d5a4a447b_Humans+3.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
![The forth and final panel shows a young female doctor standing in her scrubs, looking to the left. The text next to her reads, "Upper limb surgeon... Roblox enthusiast... makes illegal U-turns."](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/ec3863a7-9b59-46ca-8622-5af54cd81dc8_Humans+4.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
Humans of healthcare. © Ian Williams for Wellcome Collection.
About the artist
Ian Williams
Dr Ian Williams is a comics artist, writer and doctor who lives in Brighton. His work includes two graphic novels, ‘The Bad Doctor‘ and ‘The Lady Doctor‘, and the third of the trilogy, ‘The Sick Doctor’, will be published in 2025. He named the area of study called graphic medicine, and is the creator and co-editor of the Graphic Medicine website. He is founder of the not-for-profit Graphic Medicine International Collective and co-author of the Eisner-nominated ‘Graphic Medicine Manifesto‘. He has produced comic strips for the Guardian newspaper, and numerous organisations, including Wellcome Collection.