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“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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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NLM Mourns William G. Harless, PhD, Creator of the First Natural Language Computer Patient Simulation Model

In this 1985 photograph, William G. Harless, PhD, then director of NLM’s TIME Project, interacts with the clinical simulation titled, “The Case of Frank Hall,” through voice-recognition technology. William G. Harless, President &…

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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…

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Resolutions of Appreciation

The Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) recently honored Dr. Donald King and the late Paul Rogers for their contributions. The Resolutions of Appreciation detail the illustrious careers of both men and the support they…

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Friends’ Chairman—”Mr. Health”—a Champion For Medical Research

Paul G. Rogers, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the National Library of Medicine (FNLM), died October 13 while recuperating from surgery for lung cancer. As a Congressman from Florida for 24 years, and in so many endeavors…

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Weekly Podcast of Pertinent Medical Topics

The Director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg, with the help of Dr. Rob Logan, has initiated a weekly podcast of pertinent medical topics related to NIH research programs. The topic last week was a discussion…

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

Podcast: Teaching In Medicine

NLM seeks comment on strategic opportunities and challenges

AIMBE Elects 2020 Fellows

Portrait Unveiled of Former NLM Director Lindberg

FNLM Update on the Native Voices Exhibition

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

NLM Mourns William G. Harless, PhD, Creator of the First Natural Language Computer Patient Simulation Model

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

Resolutions of Appreciation

Friends’ Chairman—”Mr. Health”—a Champion For Medical Research

Weekly Podcast of Pertinent Medical Topics

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