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The National Museum of Health and Medicine was established during the Civil War as the Army Medical Museum, a center for the collection of specimens for research in military medicine and surgery. In 1862, Surgeon General William Hammond directed medical officers in the field to collect "specimens of morbid anatomy together with projectiles and foreign bodies removed" and to forward them to the newly founded museum for study. The Museum's first curator, John Brinton, visited mid-Atlantic battlefields and solicited contributions from doctors throughout the Union Army. During and after the war, Museum staff took pictures of wounded soldiers showing effects of gunshot wounds as well as results of amputations and other surgical procedures. The information collected was compiled into six volumes of The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion, published between 1870 and 1883. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Museum staff engaged in various types of medical research. They pioneered in photomicrographic techniques, established a library and cataloging system which later formed the basis for the National Library of Medicine, and led the Museum into research on infectious diseases while discovering the cause of yellow fever. They contributed to research on vaccinations for typhoid fever, and during World War I, Museum staff were involved in vaccinations and health education campaigns, including major efforts to combat sexually-transmissible diseases. By World War II, research at the Museum focused increasingly on pathology; in 1946 the Museum became a division of the new Army Institute of Pathology (AIP), which became the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in 1949. The Museum's library and part of its archives were transferred to the National Library of Medicine when it was created in 1956. The Army Medical Museum became the Medical Museum of the AFIP in 1949, the Armed Forces Medical Museum in 1974, and the National Museum of Health and Medicine in 1989.

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Thu, 04/22/2021 - 09:30 National Emergency Tele-Critical Care Network Responds to COVID-19
Sun, 02/14/2021 - 07:29 Brain Sciences Will Be in the Spotlight During 12th Annual Brain Awareness Week at the National Museum of Health and Medicine
Sat, 01/09/2021 - 02:43 Nurse-Led Research Informs Individual Clinical Readiness for a Multi-Domain Battlefield
Mon, 11/16/2020 - 15:50 Audiologist Demonstrates Importance of Hearing Conservation
Tue, 06/23/2020 - 02:05 Medical Museum Provides Virtual Educational Resources for Visitors During COVID-19
Mon, 03/16/2020 - 15:08 Brain Awareness Week provides students immeasurable hands-on education
Mon, 03/16/2020 - 12:51 Medical Museum to focus on the brain
Mon, 03/16/2020 - 12:32 Music, family outreach headline upcoming Science Cafe dealing with head injuries
Tue, 03/10/2020 - 06:40 Medical Museum to hold its 17th annual "Brain Awareness Week"
Sun, 03/08/2020 - 05:11 Brain Sciences on Tap for 11th Annual Brain Awareness Week at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, DC
Thu, 03/05/2020 - 06:01 Medical Museum To Explore Neuroscience With D.C.-Area Middle School Students During Brain Awareness Week 2014
Wed, 03/04/2020 - 05:32 National Museum Of Health and Medicine To Welcome DC-Area Middle School Students For Brain Awareness Week 2013
Tue, 01/28/2020 - 05:39 Stories of Service From the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Yield New Clinical Competencies for Nurses
Tue, 11/19/2019 - 19:23 Female Scientist Develops Innovative Body Armor Technology
Tue, 10/22/2019 - 15:20 Global Partnerships and Military Readiness: A Look at Ship-Based Global Health Engagement Missions
Tue, 10/01/2019 - 16:14 Medical Museum Adopts Universal Design with New Accessible Offerings
Tue, 09/24/2019 - 13:07 Physicians Empower Patients to Consider the Value of Integrative Pain Treatments
Sat, 09/14/2019 - 13:54 Young "Doctors" Learn About the Body at 2019 Medical Museum Teddy Bear Clinic