Wooden plaque with black characters bearing inscription: The Overseas Training Section of Private Medical Universities Staff, 1999/9/1. (translated from original Japanese).
Scarificators were used in blood letting and cupping. They feature several lancets operated by a spring to make light incisions. This particular scarificator belonged to Guy Odom, MD.
Wu skull fixed system. China. Used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, the instrument was attached to a burr hole in the skull. Angular adjustments allowed the lesion electrode to be introduced into the deep brain structures; x-rays were used to...
Rand Stereotactic Instrument for Yttrium Hypophysectomy. Los Angeles: Trent H. Wells of the Mechanical Development Co., 1953. This instrument was used to implant yttrium 90 oxide into the pituitary gland. Probes were introduced by way of the nasal...
The Duke University Medical Center Library Stereotactic Museum was established to preserve the stereotactic instruments that significantly impacted the field of neurosurgery. The collection is largely due to the generosity of Drs. Robert Heimberger,...
The Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) is affiliated with Duke University and Duke University Health System. The school offers an accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN), a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Doctorate in Nursing...
The primary news publication of Duke Medicine from 1953 to 1986, the Intercom featured information about campus construction and events, staff news, and articles about medical research, innovation, and concerns at Duke. Publication frequency changed...
Dr. Eugene A. Stead, Jr., established the first formal educational program to educate Physician Assistants at Duke University in 1965. His first pools of students were former military corpsmen and medics with prior health care experience. Four...
As part of the 75th Anniversary celebration of the opening of the Duke School of Medicine and the Duke Hospital, the Medical Center Archives digitized select publications that help document the early years of Duke Medicine.
The Department of Pathology, in the Duke University Hospital School of Medicine, delivers education programs that provide opportunities for study and training as residents, fellows, and pathologists’ assistants. The department's growing research areas...
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University School of Medicine is a robust, multidisciplinary academic department dedicated to advancing the care of women through research, education, and patient care. The department has been a...
The Duke Department of Ophthalmology, also known as the Duke Eye Center, is an internationally-renowned academic medical institution dedicated to curing eye disease worldwide though excellence in research, education, and patient care. Specializing in...
The professional staff members of the Medical Center Library & Archives present posters and papers at state, regional, and national conferences. We have posted content from those presentations in order to share our content with other national and...
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Self-directed learning (SDL) experiences are required for institutional accreditation of medical schools by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). To meet LCME standards, SDL experiences must include four components:...
Brochure detailing the services and facilities offered at Highland Hospital. Highland Hospital was an institution that treated psychiatric patients in Asheville, North Carolina.
Dr. Joseph Beard and Dorothy Beard worked together to isolate and identify cancer viruses that cause leukemia in chickens. Joseph W. Beard was professor of surgery from 1937 to 1973.
Informational pamphlet for patients about the services and treatments at Highland Hospital. Highland Hospital was an institution that treated psychiatric patients in Asheville, North Carolina.
The first national conference on new health practitioners was held in Wichita Falls, TX. The National Board of Medical Examiners administered its first national certifying examination to graduates of AMA accredited PA Programs, to nurse practitioners...
The research efforts of Doctor of Physical Therapy students culminates in a capstone project. These creative, incisive posters show the students’ work on a wide range of topics, from sports-related concussions to spinal cord injury to dance to...
Voices, a literary magazine that publishes creative expressions of students and individuals in the medical community, established and supported at the Duke University School of Medicine. Voices welcome any submissions from patients, healthcare...
Joseph Beard with students during an experimental operation. Beard joined the Duke University faculty, serving from 1937 to 1973. He became the James B. Duke professor of surgery in 1946 and was appointed professor of virology in 1965. He received the...
Research productivity of health professions education (HPE) faculty at Duke is largely unexplored. Since its launch in 2014, Duke AHEAD has supported HPE research as a part of its tri-partite mission by offering resources to conduct HPE research and by...
Following more than fifteen years' worth of guides and assets created with no clear guidelines, learn about one Library's journey to wrangle their LibGuides presence and make better use of the system's capabilities. See details about the steps taken...
The Medical Center Library’s Historical Images in Medicine (HIM) collections encompass over 3,000 photographs, illustrations, engravings, and bookplates from the history of the health and life sciences. Special collections in HIM include Bartisch’s...
Photograph of a part of a hyperbaric chamber and its control panel. One staff member is seated at the panel, and another is working at the hyperbaric chamber. Photographed by Thad W. Sparks, Duke University Photographer.
Physick sitting at a desk, resting his left arm on the desk and holding a folded piece of paper in his right hand. Painted by Henry Inman, engraved by R. W. Dodson. Painted for the Medical class of the University of Pennsylvania. Facsimile signature.