


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…

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…

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 &…

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…

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…

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…

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…
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Donald A.B. Lindberg Distinguished Health Communications Award Presented at Awards Gala – April 4, 2023March 9, 2023 - 9:53 am
Nursing Informatics Award Presented at Awards Gala – April 4, 2023March 7, 2023 - 4:04 pm
Distinguished Medical Science Award Presented at Awards Gala – April 4, 2023March 2, 2023 - 6:02 pm