Mourning the Loss of Dr. Milton Corn

    The Board of Directors of the Friends of the National Library of Medicine mourn the loss of Dr. Milton Corn, our great friend. Dr. Corn was a groundbreaker in medical research and education. Known for his humor and incisive…
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NLM Announces 2021 History Talks

    The History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces its 2021 NLM History Talks. All talks are free, live-streamed globally, and subsequently archived by NIH VideoCasting. Learn more…

“First Day in a Nobel Life” Dr. Jennifer Doudna

This five-minute video will inspire all who view it. Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Doudna and her colleague, Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier.  Dr. Doudna will receive FNLM's Medical Research Award at our Annual Awards Dinner in September 2021…

Podcast: Teaching In Medicine

Educating health care providers of tomorrow is one of the greatest joys in medicine. Join Dr. Kathleen Timme, an academic pediatric subspecialist and educator as she interviews current and aspiring clinician-educators. Together, we will explore…
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NLM seeks comment on strategic opportunities and challenges

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) invites the public to provide input and help shape the continuing implementation of its strategic plan through 2027 by responding to this Request for Information (RFI). As one of the 27 Institutes…

AIMBE Elects 2020 Fellows

Congratulations to Dr. Brennan on upon her election to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows! This is an extremely well-deserved recognition of outstanding achievements medical and biological…

Portrait Unveiled of Former NLM Director Lindberg

Dr. and Mrs. Lindberg pose next to their official portrait during the unveiling ceremonies at the National Library of Medicine. On February 10, the National Library of Medicine was the scene of a special unveiling ceremony for a portrait…

FNLM Update on the Native Voices Exhibition

The Native Voices exhibition in the NLM Rotunda closed July 17, 2015 but you can still visit it… Online:Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and IllnessThe Native Voices website includes all of the exhibition’s video interviews,…

The End of an Era: Director Lindberg Retires After 31 Years Leading NLM

Dr. Lindberg speaks at the March 30 NIH farewell tribute. Photo by Bill Branson. Lindberg predicted a time when “the book or journal on the shelf will become increasingly too remote for immediate patient-care decisions,” and the computers…

FNLM Receives Award for “Distinguished Public Service” from the Medical Library Association

The Friends of the National Library of Medicine received the Distinguished Publish Service Award from the Medical Library Association on May 16th, at the MLA 2011 Conference. Dr. Donald King, chairman of the FNLM Board of Directors, accepted…