Oscilloscopes are used to measure and show voltage level changes over a period of time. This particular oscilloscope came from the Department of Anatomy.
Helmet decorated with small gold plates, red thread and a long hoe-shaped crest. Displayed on a black base trimmed with gold accents. When not on display, helmet is stored inside the base.
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.
The mission of the Duke Medical Alumni Association is to seek to support and promote the interests of Duke University Medical Center and its extended community and to nurture life-long relationships and learning. The Medical Alumni Association shall...
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 51st Annual Duke School of Medicine Student Research Symposium (formerly known as AOA Day) will be held August 7, 2020. This event highlights the scientific contributions of our Third Year Medical students. It is a unique opportunity for all other...
The 52nd Annual Duke School of Medicine Student Research Symposium (formerly known as AOA Day) will be held August 6, 2021 from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
This event highlights the scientific contributions of our Third Year Medical students. It is a unique...
Friday, August 5th, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
The annual medical student research symposium is an opportunity to bring together the entire Duke community to showcase the unique scholarly and research accomplishments of our third year students. and...
Medical Student Research Day (formerly known as AΩA day) highlights the scientific contributions of our third year medical students. In August of each year, third year students present results from their research experiences in either a platform or...
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...
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 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...
Manuscript note on verso indicates that this is a photograph of 52 Queen Street where chloroform was discovered and where Simpson lived until his death.
Thayer standing, with his hand on the shoulder of a man in a bed, and a clipboard attached to the headboard of the bed. On verso "Dr. William S. Thayer 'Sadie' 1906 Prof. of Medicine."
Portrait of Emil Adolf von Behring. Photographed by Meisenbach Riffarth & Co., Berlin. Facsimile signature.
Publisher: Berlin: Verlag von August Hirschwald.
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.
Portrait of Berzelius sitting with his arm resting on a table, wearing a jacket with medallions on it. Text in English. Drawn by O. J. Soedermark, engraved by C. W. Sharpe.
Photograph of the Oxford School of Physiology. Included are Sir Charles Sherrington, Sir Gowland Hopkins, Prof. H. M. Vernon, E. A. Woods, Eustace H. Chiver, “George,” Wilder Penfield, Emile Hohman, Miss Collier, C. F. Krige, Prof. Scott, and W. C....