List of Medical Humanities Web Sites

Abebooks.com
Alchemical Symbolism, Imagery and Music
Comprehensive set of links to databases of alchemic iconography along with collections of paintings and woodcuts, images from manuscripts, images of alchemy equipment and supplies, bibliography, research resources and more.
Alibris
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American Association for the History of Medicine "The AAHM is North America's oldest continuously functioning scholarly organization devoted to the study of all aspects of the history of the health professions, disease, public health, and related subjects."
American Association for the History of Nursing
Access the association calendar, conferences and membership information., along with an image database of the Gravesites of Prominent Nurses.
American Historical Association
"The professional association for all historians." This site offers information on conferences, grants, educational issues, careers and statistical data on the profession. Also access the association's full-text "2003 Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct.'
American Institute of the History of Pharmacy (AIHP)
"The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is a non-profit national organization devoted to advancing knowledge and understanding of the place of pharmacy in history." Find research support, publications and links to history of pharmacy and pharmacy museum web sites.
American Journal of Law and Medicine
A publication of the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics. Index and abstracts from 1995 to present are available at this site. (Available online for authorized Pitt and UPMC affiliated users.)
American Medical Association: Ethics
AMA’s Ethics Standards Group’s programs and resources, including the downloadable AMA Code of Medical Ethics and Guidelines for Gifts to Physicians from Industry, and educational resources.
American Osler Society
"The American Osler Society has been founded for the purpose of bringing together members of the medical and allied professions who are, by their common inspiration, dedicated to memorialize and perpetuate the just and charitable life, the intellectual resourcefulness, and the ethical example of William Osler (1849-1919)."
American Psychological Association: Ethics Information
Downloadable APA Ethics Code in a variety of formats, along with ethics resources for students and practicing professionals.
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities The purpose of ASBH is to promote the exchange of ideas and foster multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and interprofessional scholarship, research, teaching, policy development, professional development, and collegiality among people engaged in all of the endeavors related to clinical and academic bioethics and the health-related humanities.
American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics The mission of the ASLME is to provide high-quality scholarship, debate, and critical thought to the community of professionals at the nexus of law, medicine, and ethics. Browse by subject or publication indexes and abstracts for the American Journal of Law and Medicine and the Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics from 1995 to current.
Andreas Vesalius: On the Fabric of the Human Body A free online annotated translation of Book 1, including images, of Vesalius' 7-volume anatomy classic from Northwestern University. Searchable by keyword or browsable by index. Work continues on the balance of the volumes.
Anesthesia History Files
Bibliographies, research resources, associations and a selection of full-text articles about anesthesiology from the School of Medicine Dept. of Anesthesiology Library at the University of Alabama - Birmingham. Also find a regular feature "This Month in Anesthesia History."
Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America
Applied Ethics Resources on the WWW
Guides to resources in business, health care, science & technology, animal welfare, environmental, media, research and international ethics. From the W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics.
Archives of the History of American Psychology
"The Archives of the History of American Psychology (AHAP) was established in 1965 at The University of Akron to promote research in the history of psychology by collecting, cataloguing, and preserving the historical record of psychology. The central feature of the AHAP is the manuscript collection, which includes the papers of over 740 psychologists." Since 1965, the collection has expanded to include film, photographs, apparatus, testing materials and more.
Art History Resources on the Web
Comprehensive chronological collection of links. Includes research tools and image sources.
Bakken Library and Museum
"The Bakken is a center for education and learning that furthers the understanding of the history, cultural context, and applications of electricity and magnetism in the life sciences and their benefits to contemporary society." Located in Minneapolis, Minn., The Bakken offers services for academic researchers and the public.
Bibliofind
Bibliography of the Relations of Science to Literature and the Arts
From the Society for Literature and Science. Scroll down past meetings to the bibliography.
Bioethics
Bioethics can now be searched as a subset within PubMed. Click on the Limits tab and select "Bioethics" from the drop-down Subsets menu.
Bioethics Net
From the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics and The MIT Press, the mission of The American Journal of Bioethics and bioethics.net is to provide the clinical, legal, academic, scientific, religious and broad community-at-large with a rapid but comprehensive debate of issues in bioethics. Find news, book reviews, job listings and special features, such as bioethics for beginners.
Bioethics Resources on the Web: Careers in Bioethics Click on "Post-Baccalaureate Opportunities" for a list from Princeton University of universities offering graduate programs in bioethics.
Bioethics Resources on the Web: Research Resources
NIH provides federal bioethics documents along with a wealth of general information.
Biography.com
From the A&E Television Networks.
Biomedical Ethics: Newsletter of the European Network for Biomedical Ethics Bookfinder
Books & Book Collecting
Bulletin of the History of Medicine
The leading journal in its field for more than three quarters of a century, the Bulletin is the official publication of the American Association for the History of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Institute of the History of Medicine. Each issue spans the social, cultural, and scientific aspects of the history of medicine worldwide and includes reviews of recent books on medical history. (Available online for authorized Pitt and UPMC affiliated users.)
CADUCEUS-L
Visit the new Caduceus-L web site, the listserv "dedicated to the history of medicine and its allied sciences."
Canadian Bioethics Society
"The Society strives to blend theory and practice, and to unite in a common cause professions, disciplines and individuals.
Center for Bioethics and Health Law
Bringing together scholars and researchers from a variety of disciplines to cooperate in addressing issues in bioethics and law from both theoretical and clinical perspectives.
Center for the Study of Bioethics
From the Medical College of Wisconsin. Find Center information, including an alphabetical list of Bioethics Internet Resources.
Centre for the History of Medicine: a Bibliography of Greek and Roman Medicine from Prehistory to the Byzantine World
"History of Medicine Resources" from the Medical School at the University of Birmingham. Includes an extensive bibliography of Greek and Roman Medicine from Prehistory to the Byzantine World and access to ESCULAPE, the online Latin medical vocabulary database.
Cheiron: The International Society for the History of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Access membership information, recent publications, and course syllabi from Cheiron members.
Chi Med
Find directories, bibliographies and syllabi, online resources, and news and events from this site managed by an international group of scholars who study the history of medicine in China.
ChiMed: Bibliographies and Syllabi
Teaching materials for the history of medicine in China.
Clendening History of Medicine Library and Museum: Digital Clendening
From the University of Kansas Medical Center. "The Rare Text Images include hundreds of images taken from our internationally recognized collection of rare medical texts." The project also includes portraits and specialized medical image collections.ClinicalTrials.gov
"ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers." Search or browse this database from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
College of Physicians of Philadelphia: Historical Library
Search the Sturgis Collection of Medical Images, with over 8,000 medical images or browse the library’s selected catalog of digitized manuscripts and books.
Consortium Ethics Program(CEP) From the University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law, the Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania and its institutional members, the CEP is designed to train staff from hospitals and health care facilities in the Western Pennsylvania region as ethics resource persons, as well as provide individualized resources to help these professionals meet the ethics needs of their institution.
Council for Responsible Genetics
CRG works through the media and concerned citizens to distribute accurate information and represent the public interest on emerging issues in biotechnology. CRG also publishes a bimonthly magazine, GeneWatch, the only publication of its kind in the nation.
Cyber Museum of Neurosurgery
DRZE German Reference Centre for Ethics in the Life Sciences
In German and English, this site provides access to databases of bioethics literature, institutions and associations, events and new books.
Disability History Museum
The Disability History Museum's Library "contains digital versions of images, texts, and other artifacts related to disability history that have been gathered from libraries and private collections across the country." The collection is searchable by keyword and/or collection or browsable by subject.
Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Health and Medicine
Search by name or subject for biographical information from a wide variety of sources.
Ditto.com
Browse the Health category for medical images.
Dittrick Medical History Center
The Dittrick Medical History Center, from Case Western Reserve University, "is dedicated to the study of the medical past through a distinguished collection of rare books, museum artifacts, archives, and images." Thousands of medical images (prints, paintings and photographs) are available through this site.
ECHO: Cataloging , Annotating, and Reviewing Sites on the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine "ECHO provides a centralized guide for those looking for the scattered Web sites on the history of science and technology." Also provides web site development support to historians. Click on link to "Medicine/Behavioral Sciences" for an extensive listing of History of Medicine web sites.
Edgar Fahs Smith Collection: Images of Scientists and Equipment
From the University of Pennsylvania Library's Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text & Image, "over 3,000 prints, engravings and photographs of eminent scientists, their laboratories and the apparatus they used." A history of chemistry collection, with most images prior to 1850.
Education and Certification Program in Research & Practice Fundamentals
The on-line education and certification program in the fundamentals of research at the University of Pittsburgh.
Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) ELSI, a Research Program from the National Human Genome Research Institute, was established in 1990 as an integral part of the Human Genome Project (HGP) to foster basic and applied research, and support education and outreach. Find links to current research, policy issues, grants and educational resources, and careers.
Eubios Ethics Institute
The Eubios Ethics Institute is a nonprofit group that aims to stimulate the international discussion of ethical issues, and how we may use technology in ways consistent with "good life" (eu-bios). It aims at an integrated and cross-cultural approach to bioethics, and at building up an international network. In English and Japanese. A listing of research projects, publications, associations and declarations.
European Association for the History of Medicine and Health (Publications)
Vendor's catalog and ordering information for the four series of books published by the EAHMH: History of Medicine,Health and Disease Series;Network Series;Research Guide Series; Evening Lecture Series.
FDA: Guidance for Institutional Review Boards and Clinical Investigators
"This document represents the agency's current guidance on protection of human subjects of research."
Florence Nightingale Museum
Great Books-Access Foundation
Access the Great Books is a compilation of over 240 great authors and their works, from the c.1790 BC to the present. Many of the works are available full-text.
Guide to the History of Science
"A free, online database that organizes more than 600 institutions, associations, and serial publications involved with the history of science, technology and medicine" from the History of Science Society(HSS). Link to the database from the Teaching and Research page.
HSLS Databases for the Medical Humanities
Research databases for use by faculty, students and other licensed users at the University of Pittsburgh and the UPMC Health System. Search Histline and Bioethics from within PubMed or Ovid Medline using the instructions provided on this page.
Hall of Contraception
"Contraception has a long and inventive history. Now there is a museum dedicated to one of humankind's most persistent quests."
Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University
The Historical Library contains a large and unique collection of rare medical books, medical journals to 1920, pamphlets, prints, and photographs, as well as current works on the history of medicine.
Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University: Prints and Photographs
Collections include European medical satirical prints of the 18th and 19th centuries, 19th century Japanese medical prints, portraits, and a broad range of photography. Site includes instructions on how to order copies of images.
Hastings Center Report
The #1 bioethics journal read by physicians, ethicists, attorneys, and concerned citizens around the world since 1971. (Available online through PITTCat for authorized Pitt and UPMC affiliated users.)
Hastings Center for Bioethics
The Hastings Center is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit bioethics research institute founded in 1969 to explore fundamental and emerging questions in health care, biotechnology, and the environment. Click on the "Library" link for information and access to the online catalog of the Center's Robert S. Morison Library, the oldest bioethical collection of its kind.
 Health Hippo: Research Integrity & Bioethics
Extensive links to U.S. health policy and regulatory information, news and reports, and related topics.
HistLine
HistLine can now be searched as a subset within PubMed. Click on Limits and select "History of Medicine" from the drop-down Subsets menu.
Historical Anatomies on the Web
From the NLM,"Historical Anatomies on the Web is a digital project designed to give Internet users access to high quality images from important anatomical atlases in the Library's collection."
 Historical Medical Digital Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
"HMDL allows patrons to browse electronically selected books significant in the history of medicine."
History Computerization Project
Tutorial, history research database software and a comprehensive directory of historical resources from the Regional History Center of the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles City Historical Society, and the Conference of California Historical Societies.
History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine
Curated by Thomas B. Settle, IMSS & Polytechnic University, this compilation of internet sites "conform loosely to criteria determined by the nature of the Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza" in Florence, Italy. Sites are listed in both English and Italian.
History of Medicine: Online Syllabus Archive
"...the world's largest online collection of syllabi in the history of medicine" from the National Library of Medicine. History of Science Society
"The History of Science Society is the world's largest society dedicated to understanding science, technology, medicine, and their interactions with society in historical context." The Society's comprehensive database, "History of Science, Technology, and Medicine"(HST) is available as a member benefit. The society's directory of the profession,"Guide to the History of Science" can be accessed free of charge.
History of Science/Science Studies Reference Sources
Extensive reference bibliography, including sections on specialized dictionaries, library and archival collections, guides to periodicals and subject bibliographies.
History of the Health Sciences World Wide Web Links
Lengthy compilation of web sites organized by type of resource, such as organizations, databases, journals, bibliographies, listservs and specific diseases. From the History of the Health Sciences Section of the Medical Library Association.
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
The Institute meets the reference needs of biologists, historians, conservationists, librarians, bibliographers and the public at large, especially those concerned with any aspect of the North American flora. Access bibliographic databases and information about exhibits and publications at this site.
ISIS
From the University of Chicago Press. Full-text access to the most recent 2 years.
Image Archive on the American Eugenics Movement
An exploration of "key events, persons, and social conditions that contributed to the development of eugenics" in the United States from the Doland DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The site features virtual exhibits and a searchable image database.
Images from the National Library of Medicine’s History of Medicine Division Institutional Review Board
From the Office of Research, Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. Access "Reference Manual for the Use of Human Subjects in Research," regulatory information and forms, news and more.
International Association of Bioethics (IAB)
IAB aims to be truly international, linking all those working in bioethics and related fields, facilitating mutual contact, and encouraging the discussion of cross-cultural aspects in bioethics.
International Calendar of Bioethics Events An international collection of scheduled events from the Division for Medical Humanities at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey.
International Network for the History of Public Health
Access the INHPH newsletter, conferences and the full-text (pdf) journal Hygiea Internationalis, volumes 1-3.
International Network on Feminist Approaches to Bioethics (FAB)
Find access to association newsletters, bibliography, listserv and a collection of pertinent links.
James Lind Library
The James Lind Library was created to document "the evolution of fair tests of medical treatments," and includes digitized text and images dating from 1662. Browse records or search by keyword or bias. Winner of a 2003 Sci/Tech Web Award.
Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics A publication of the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics. Index and abstracts from 1995 to present are available at this site. (Available online through PITTCat for authorized Pitt and UPMC affiliated users.)
Journal of Medical Humanities
"The Journal of Medical Humanities publishes original papers that reflect its enlarged focus on interdisciplinary inquiry in medicine and medical education.(Available online through PITTCat for authorized Pitt and UPMC affiliated users.) Karolinska Institutet: History of Biomedicine
Extensive collection of History of Medicine web sites browsable by culture or time period as well as a section browsable by specific disease. A link provides access to pertinent MeSH terms in both English and Swedish. From the library of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.
Karolinska Institutet: Links pertaining to Ethics
Extensive collection of bioethics web sites from the University Library of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden.
Koninklijke Bibliotheek(KB) – National Library of the Netherlands: Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts
Browse by subject in English, German and French, or use keywords or expert search function for access to almost 11,000 unique illustrations from 400 illuminated manuscripts from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek and the Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum in The Hague, The Netherlands. Find the sciences under Iconclass 49, Society, Civilization, Culture/Education, Science and Learning.
Library of Congress WWW/Z39.50 Gateway
Search the Library of Congress catalog and library catalogs from institutions around the world.
Library of Congress: American Memory
Over 7.5 million digitized page and print images, as well as some audio and video from the U.S. Library of Congress. The collection is searchable by subject category and/or keywords, and results can be shown as a list or as thumbnails in "Gallery View."
Libweb: Library Servers via WWW
Links to library web sites in over 115 countries. Academic, public, state, special and school libraries, and regional consortia are represented. From Berkeley Digital Library.
 Linklist History of Pharmacy
Lists of universities, societies, images, and other useful links.
Literature and Medicine
Literature and Medicine is a journal devoted to exploring interfaces between literary and medical knowledge and understanding...through literary and cultural texts. (Available online through PITTCat for authorized Pitt and UPMC affiliated users.)
Literature, Arts & Medicine Database
From the New York University School of Medicine, an "annotated bibliography of prose, poetry, film, video and art," developed "for use in health/pre-health and liberal arts settings." Browse alphabetical keyword index or search by keyword, title, era, genre or annotator.
Lloyd Library and Museum
Collection information and links to pharmacy society web sites from this library of botanical, medical, pharmaceutical, and scientific books and periodicals, and works of allied sciences in Cincinnati, Ohio.
MedHist from the Wellcome Library
"MedHist offers free access to a searchable catalogue of Internet sites and resources covering the history of medicine." Medical Humanities Syllabi
Medical Humanities syllabi from New York University, searchable by topic or by institution.
Medical Humanities from NYU School of Medicine
The home page for the Medical Humanities at New York University School of Medicine.
 NIAMS: Clinical Research Links to NIH and Federal Policies
Links to NIH policies guiding clinical research, including HIPAA, data and safety monitoring, responsible conduct and more.
National Council on Ethics in Human Research (NCEHR) In English and French, from the Medical Research Council of Canada. The NCEHR was established to provide on-going support and information exchange for ethics review of research involving humans.
National Institutes of Health (NIH): Bioethics Resources on the Web
Provides an extensive collection of links to ethics research, practice, education and organizations.
National Institutes of Health Museum of Medical Research
National Library of Medicine: Images from the History of the Public Health Service
An online exhibition covering 200 years of the history of public health.
National Library of Medicine: Exhibitions in the History of Medicine
A chronological listing of online exhibitions from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
National Library of Medicine: History of Medicine Division
"Collected over many years, the material in the History of Medicine Division (HMD) provides researchers with sources both rare in availability and exhaustive in scope."
National Library of Medicine: Images from the History of Medicine
"This system provides access to the nearly 60,000 images in the prints and photograph collection of the History of Medicine Division (HMD) of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). The collection includes portraits, pictures of institutions, caricatures, genre scenes, and graphic art in a variety of media, illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine."
National Library of Medicine: NLM LOCATOR plus
NLM's online catalog. Searches can be limited to the History of Medicine Division (HMD).
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
"The National Museum of Civil War Medicine is the center for the study and interpretation of the medical history of the War Between the States...The Museum collects, exhibits and preserves medical artifacts, manuscripts, books, documents and other materials related to the period from 1861-1865."
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
A cooperative cataloging service from the Library of Congress. The site provides information on NUCMC programs and services, search instructions, and general information for archivists.
New York Academy of Medicine: Historical Collections
One of the finest rare book medical libraries in the world, with approximately 49,000 volumes on the history of medicine, science and other health-related disciplines. Materials dating from 1700 B.C. to A.D. 1800 number approximately 32,000 volumes.
Nursing History Review
The official journal of the American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN). Access membership information and table of contents for Volumes 1(1994) – 11(2003)
Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Office of Research, Health Sciences (OORHS)
"The OORHS Mission is to foster both the emerging and the established research enterprises within and across the six schools of the Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh."
Office of the Public Health Service Historian
Information about the history of Public Health in the U.S. dating back to 1798. In Resources, find downloadable publications and images in six subject categories.
Organization of American Historians
Membership, new books, meetings and a Teaching History Resource Center. Also access The Journal of American History web site.
PerBo’s History of Pharmacy Web Pages: Pharmacy Museums Peterson's Search for Graduate Programs
Select "bioethics" from the drop-down menu for academic programs in the U.S. and Canada.
President’s Council on Bioethics Advising the President on ethical issues related to advances in biomedical science and technology Sections on current topics and Bioethics Literature.
Prints & Photographs Online Catalog
The home page from the U.S. Library of Congress for prints and photographs.
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R)
PRIM&R is committed to the advancement of strong research programs and to the consistent application of ethical precepts in both medicine and research. Through national conferences and published reports thereon, it has addressed a broad range of issues in biomedical and behavioral research, clinical practice, ethics, and the law.
Roster of Physician Writers
The list includes physician writers who have published (not self-published) at least one book of a "creative" nature - fiction, poetry, drama, essay. Developed by Daniel C. Bryant, M.D.
Sigmund Freud - Museum Vienna
In German and English.
Smithsonian National Museum of American History: Division of Science, Medicine & Society
Society for Ancient Medicine
The Society fosters the scholarly study of ancient medicine broadly understood: not only Greek and Roman medicine, but also ancient Near Eastern, medieval European, Arabic, Armenian, and traditional Indian medicine, and indeed medicine from all pre-modern cultures. Note: The SAM official web site is in the process of being rebuilt: this site, Ancient Medicine, provides current contact information for the Society's president.
Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
Extensive collection of links to botanical medicine web sites, including plant image databases and historical texts and manuals presented full-text, primarily as .pdf files. Information on conferences and residency programs also found here.
Syllabi of University Courses in the History of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Syllabus Exchange Project from the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University
This is also included in the Library & Information Services Gateway.
UNESCO International Bioethics Committee (IBC)
The International Bioethics Committee (IBC) is a body of 36 independent experts that follows progress in the life sciences and its applications in order to ensure respect for human dignity and freedom. Links to UNESCO IBC programs, resources and reports are provided.
University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics: CNN Ethics Matters
A listing of online publications on medical ethics topics.
University of Pittsburgh: HSLS History of Medicine
UPDATE URL BEFORE GOING LIVE> The HSLS History of Medicine collection comprises 17,000 volumes covering the period 1496 to the present and features rare books on medicine, psychiatry, and public health.
W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics, University of British Columbia Described as an interdisciplinary research center providing research, educational and training opportunities.
Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine
"One of the world's greatest collections of books, manuscripts, pictures and films around the meaning and history of medicine, from the earliest times to the present day. We are freely open to the public without appointment and provide a wide range of enquiry services."
Wellcome Trust: History of Medicine
"The Wellcome Trust is an independent research-funding charity," established for the purpose of supporting health research, including the History of Medicine. Find online exhibits, grant and research reports, preservation research, and more.
Wellcome Trust: Medical Photographic Library
"The Wellcome Trust Medical Photographic Library offers a collection of over 160,000 pictures, covering the history of medicine and the history of human culture from the earliest periods of civilization to the present day, reflecting the remarkable diversity of the interests of Sir Henry Wellcome."
Women Physicians’ Autobiographies
A bibliography from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
World Health Organization (WHO) Historical Collection
Full text rare books (1507-1834) and historical administrative documents on public health and medicine.