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06 Jun
Artist in Residence, Author: James Wilke, Museum Blog

Five Unique Things I’ve Learned as an Artist-In-Residence at the International Museum of Surgical Science

  • June 6, 2022
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Published by James R. Wilke

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06 May
Author: Michelle Rinard, Museum Blog

A Moment in Museum History: the First Cardiology Exhibit

  • May 6, 2022
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Published by Michelle Rinard

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14 Dec
Museum Blog

The Hands Have It: The Importance of Manual Dexterity in Medicine

  • December 14, 2020
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Published by Sandy Bechtolsheim

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27 Aug
Author: Kelly Christian, Library, Museum Blog

My Role as a Library Collections Intern

  • August 27, 2020
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10 Jul
Author: Emily Baughman, Museum Blog

Reflecting on my Experience as an Education Intern

  • July 10, 2020
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08 Jun
Author: Emily Baughman, Museum Blog

X-Ray Hair Removal: Seeing Through the Beauty Industry

  • June 8, 2020
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01 May
Author: Bailey Kirsten, Museum Blog

A Note from the Collections – From Assassinations to Witches’ Brews: The Troubled History of the Belladonna Plant

  • July 21, 2024
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24 Apr
Author: Kelly Christian, Library, Museum Blog

A Note from the Library – A Horrible Laceration: The Impact of the MiniĆ© Ball in the American Civil War

  • July 21, 2024
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Published by Kelly Christian Many of ...

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17 Apr
Author: Emily Baughman, Museum Blog

A Brief and Contained History of Quarantines

  • April 17, 2020
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Published by Emily Baughman

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12 Mar
Author: Erin Newton, Library, Museum Blog

A Note from the Library: Florence Nightingale Through Letters

  • March 12, 2020
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