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General 
Art and Humor A collection of AIDS related literature, fine arts, media, and more from The Body: An AIDS and HIV Information Resource.
Humanism in Medicine A toolkit from the UMDNJ Libraries.
JAMA® (Journal of the American Medical Association) Look for information on the cover art, "Poetry in Medicine", and historical articles. (Access restricted to UMDNJ Community)
Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database The NYU School of Medicine maintains a searchable annotated database of art, literature, and performing arts related to medicine.
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine Publishes articles on ethics, history, art, and literature. (Access restricted to UMDNJ Community)
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences A journal "devoted to historical, sociological, philosophical and ethical aspects of the life and environmental sciences, of the sciences of mind and behaviour, and of the medical and biomedical sciences and technologies."

Art

The Art of Medicine at the 21st Century Drawings by May H. Lesser exhibited at the National Library of Medicine with links to three additional displays of her works.
OncoLink Art Gallery From OncoLink's "Coping with Cancer" section.
Perez on Medicine: The Whimisical Art of Jose S. Perez "A Visit to the World of Medicine -- Specialty by Specialty" from the National Library of Medicine.
Literature
Literature and Medicine "The journal showcases the creative and critical work of renowned physician writers, leading literary scholars, and medical humanists." (Access restricted to UMDNJ Community)
The Literature & Medicine Group This site from SUNY Stoney Brook includes a useful list of "Resources & Links."
Quotations
Medical Dark Ages Quotes Some interesting quotations from Ralph Hovnanian's Medical Dark Ages.
Medical Quotations These quotations from The Doctors' Page include special sections of "Osler-isms" and "For Christian physicians."
Medicine in Quotations Online A searchable electronic version of Medicine in Quotations: Views of Health and Disease Through the Ages.
Memorable Medical Quotations A collection of humorous quotations.

Medical History

Black Nurses in History A bibliography, with web links.
The Historical Medical Digital Library A collection of pages from selected books in the history of medicine from the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
History of the Health Sciences World Wide Web Links A collection of links created and maintained by Patricia E. Gallagher and Stephen J. Greenberg for the History of the Health Sciences Section of the Meducak Library Association.
MedHist (Intute) MedHist is a Web-based gateway to high quality Internet resources in the history of medicine. It offers a searchable catalogue of history of medicine resources on the Internet, all of which have been evaluated for authority, accuracy and relevance. MedHist is developed and managed by staff at the Wellcome Library at the Wellcome Trust.
National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine This resource at NLM ncludes exhibits, an image database, biographies, and more.
Sir William Osler Information about Sir William Osler, including his relationship with Walt Whitman and Camden.
South Jersey Medical History Information and links to additional resources on the history of medicine in southern New Jersey.
UMDNJ Libraries Special Collections in the History of Medicine and University Archives Includes user aids, images, some biographical information.
Whatever Happened to Polio? This Smithsonian National Museum of American History exhibit celebrates the 50th anniversary of effective
vaccines to prevent polio.
Online Exhibits

Artificial Anatomy: Paper Maché Anatomical Models (Smithsonian Institution, Museum of American History)
The Mutter Museum (The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Health Physics Historical Instrumentation Collection
The Heart: An Online Exploration (The Franklin Institute)
International Museum of Surgical Science
Linus Pauling and the Race for DNA
National Museum of Health and Medicine
NLM Exhibitions and Public Programs
Project HOPE: Forty Years of American Medicine Abroad (Smithsonian Institution, Museum of American History)
RWJMS Medical Artifact Collection
Sigmund Freud: Conflict & Culture (Library of Congress)
Trinkets & Trash: Artifacts of the Tobacco Epidemic (UMDNJ School of Public Health)
With Head & Heart & Hand: Photographs of 20th Century British Doctors (BMJ)

Organizations
American Association for the History of Medicine
Medical History Society of New Jersey
Organizations in the History of the Health Sciences

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