Whose knowledge is of value in health professions research, education and practice? As a nurse, narrative researcher and educator, I am partnering with key industry and consumer stakeholders to humanise health care education. This starts with embedding lived experience voices into curricula to teach health professions students to move beyond the “clinical diagnosis” to more person-centered approaches to healthcare. Driven by my passion for critical and creative pedagogy, I co-founded with Steve Wise (27Creative) the first ever narrative portraiture co-design methodology titled Depth of Field (in Banner) to stimulate learners’ curiosity, reflection and foster alternate ways of seeing, knowing and understanding health. These co-designed experiential learning and teaching resources include visual narratives in mental health, ageing, stroke recovery and planetary health, including a simulation to address cognitive bias in healthcare. Recently I have been experimenting with creative ways of translating research, co-writing and directing my first ever verbatim theatre play on professionalism in healthcare!