By Ashley Chang ~ For millennia, mothers around the world have made great sacrifices to ensure the survival of their children. These efforts have changed Continue reading Source: NLM
Category: Internship
The Forgotten Frontier: Nursing Done in Wild Places
By Emma Carter ~ “Where do babies come from?” Children have been asking this question for as long as humankind has populated the Earth, and Continue reading Source: NLM
Dr. John Money Discovered
By Elizabeth Newton ~ The vast collections of the National Library of Medicine encompass a startling variety of topics and materials. I recently spent two Continue reading Source: NLM
What is That?!? Heart Surgery on Film
Rachel James, a recent library school graduate, developed finding aids for historical audiovisual collections at NLM through the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Career Enhancement Program Fellowship. Continue reading Source: NLM
Medical Advertisements after FDA
By Kelsey Conway In the summer of 2014 I had the wonderful opportunity to intern with the National Library of Medicine’s History of Medicine Division. Continue reading Source: NLM
A Voyage to Health, a Connection to Communities
By Alicia Yanagihara When you think of the National Library of Medicine, what comes to mind? Is it a Polynesian canoe? That definitely wasn’t my Continue reading Source: NLM
Back to School with the Best of ‘Em
By Courtney Jefferies ~ Around this time of the year, many of us, including myself, are preparing to go back to school. Throughout my summer Continue reading Source: NLM
Primary Sources: K-12
Kelsey Conway spent her summer months as an intern with the Exhibition Program at the National Library of Medicine. She supported the program with its Continue reading Source: NLM
A Peek at Some Pamphlets
By Shannon Lu Every year, with half the school year behind them, high school and college students begin to fret about summer plans, jobs, and Continue reading Source: NLM
Protecting the Past: A study of Acetic Acid Offgassing
By Laura McNulty Last week, Laura McNulty, NLM Pathways Student and Kristi Davenport, NLM contract conservator, shared their research findings at a meeting of The Continue reading Source: NLM
Doctoring the Art of Medicine Series
By Laura McNulty As an artist, May Lesser (1927-2001) seemed destined to produce works of art relating to the medical field—her father, brother, husband, and Continue reading Source: NLM