Black History Month: A Medical Perspective
Online Exhibit
Features notable figures, medical education, medical societies, hospitals, folk medicine, a chronology of achievements, and a selective bibliography.
Pictured: Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first Black professional nurse in the United States (1879)
Duke Poison Control Center: A Retrospective Exhibit
Online Exhibit
Conveys the profound impact of the Duke Poison Control Center (1954-1995), which was at the forefront of poison prevention and safety issues.
Pictured: From a 1961 advertisement - Medicines Can be Poison, Keep Out of Sight, Out of Reach.
Highland Hospital: Portrait of 20th Century Mental Health Care
Online Exhibit
Documents the management, patient care, and educational programs of a residential psychiatric hospital located in Asheville, North Carolina.
Pictured: Highland Hospital Administration Building
Joining a Community of Care: Duke Midwifery Service
Online Exhibit
Includes five oral history interviews with nurse midwives and other birth workers in Durham.
Pictured: Advertisement for The Mama Sherpas documentary on midwives, Executive produced by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein.
Medical Center Archives
Online Exhibits
The Medical Center Archives creates physical and virtual exhibits to highlight their holdings and Duke Medicine’s history.
Pictured: From the Remembering the 65th: Duke's General Hospital Unit Exhibit
Medical Garden
Online Exhibit
Herbal treatments are a long tradition in medicine for treatment of diseases and conditions. Located on the terrace of the Seeley G. Mudd Bldg, the Garden was created so visitors could explore the common herbs and plants used to treat illnesses over the years.
Pictured: St. John's Wort, a seasonal bloomer in the Garden
Women in Duke Health
Online Exhibit
Offers a unique historical perspective from women in multiple fields at Duke, many who were pioneers or “firsts” in some way in their disciplines. Highlights reveal their individual stories and the context in which they took place.
Pictured: Dr. Grace Kerby, first female full professor in the Duke Department of Medicine (1963)
History of Stereotactic Neurosurgery: Exploration of the Human Brain
The collection from this exhibit is now in storage with select items on display in the Richmond House Room, Level 1. An inventory of all the artifacts in this collection can be accessed via MEDSpace.
Noted Duke neurosurgeon Dr. Blaine S. Nashold, Jr., who passed away in 2014, established this exhibit in 2004 to preserve the stereotactic instruments that significantly impacted the field of neurosurgery.
Pictured: Rand and Malcolm Radiolucent Surgical Head Holder