Telling lives in medicine: the impact of biography collections in medical education.

Publisher: Medical Library Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101132728 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1558-9439 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15365050 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Med Libr Assoc Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Chicago, IL : Medical Library Association, c2002-

Education, Medical* ; Libraries, Medical* ; Medicine*; Curriculum ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Schools, Medical

This article briefly discusses the value and impact of biography collections in medical education by illustrating the case of the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome (UCBM) Library. The UCBM Library collects, curates, and provides access to a special biography collection with the purpose of documenting the history of men and women who contributed in the field of medicine and related sciences. This article highlights the importance of academic medical libraries collecting biographical works in order to transmit knowledge and values in medical school curriculum.
(Copyright © 2021 Sofia Fagiolo.)

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Keywords: academic medical libraries; biographies collections; medical biographies; medical education; medical humanities

Date Created: 20211011 Date Completed: 20211028 Latest Revision: 20211028

20240829

PMC8485942

10.5195/jmla.2021.1312

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