Bryn Mawr College

Health Professions Literature and the Arts

Suggested reading lists, video recommendations, and other resources

Reading list for students interested in the health professions (adapted from the Health Professions Advisory Program at Syracuse University (fiction and nonfiction works).

Movie recommendations from the Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database at New York University.
This link is directly to the annotated movie listings, but from this site it is possible to access other arts and medicine databases.

Online Exhibits

Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America's Women Physicians - an online exhibit from the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health.

Museums

Medicine

The Mutter Museum - "The Museum's collections include over 20,000 objects, including fluid-preserved anatomical and pathological specimens, medical instruments, anatomical and pathological models, items of memorabilia of famous scientists and physicians, and medical illustrations."

National Museum of Health and Medicine - "The national museum located in Washington D.C. with online exhibits. Learn the history of medicine and experience the extraodinary."

Dentistry

The National Museum of Dentistry - "The National Museum of Dentistry inspires people to make healthy choices about oral health by creating and sharing learning opportunities that celebrate the heritage and future of dentistry, the achievements of dental professionals and the importance of oral health in a healthy life."

The Weaver Dental Museum at the Temple University School of Dentistry - Founded in 1863, the museum offers many exhibits on the history of dentistry in America.