Susan K. Johnson, MA
Graphic Artist, Medical Illustrator
Susan has been at the Interactive Media Laboratory since 1994, designing graphics, illustrations, interfaces and animations, and researching their scientific content for our medical education programs.
She has been updating and refining elements of our flagship program, Primary Care of the HIV/AIDS Patient, at least yearly since her arrival at IML!
She has also developed the graphics for the current versions of these IML programs:
- Genetic Counseling (in progress)
- Managing the Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
- SimTrauma
- Regimental Surgeon (except for some tents)
- Management of Cancer Pain
- Managing your Cholesterol with Statins
Susan has a Master's Degree from the Department of Biomedical Visualization at the University of Illinois at Chicago, one of five graduate programs in the U.S. for medical illustration. To quote their website, "Biomedical visualization combines visual problem-solving skills with knowledge of science, visual arts, education, communication, and an array of media and technologies."
Her undergraduate degree is in Biology and Anthropology from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Her interests have always been human health and the interaction between medicine and society. She worked for several years in public health research, and is happy to be involved in the development of IML's programs with their frequent focus on the psychosocial aspects of medical problems.