Sheldon P. Braverman, M.D., a practicing ophthalmologist in San Antonio has loaned five paintings to be displayed in the lobby of the Briscoe Library during February in honor of Black History Month. Three oil paintings are part of a collection of work by Dr. Braverman. The subjects he selects are often taken from photographs that […]
Read moreBlack History Month, originally established in 1926 as Negro History Week, was observed annually in the second week of February. The intent was to highlight people and events in African American history in order to ensure the physical and intellectual survival of the race. The observance was officially expanded in 1976 to a month-long recognition […]
Read moreThe February issue of News from the Libraries is now available. For links to individual articles, see the table of contents below. Briscoe Annual Trivia Night Black History Month Exhibit Braverman Art Exhibit Students Asked, We Responded Sage Research Methods Database Congratulations Monica Salazar Mental Health Prosumer Movement Father of Ophthalmology Featured New Books See all past […]
Read moreThe largest profession, and the profession that is consistently ranked as the most trusted profession in the United States, is that of nursing. The foundations of nursing practiced across the world were pioneered by the greatest figure in nursing history, Florence Nightingale. She helped to define nursing practice by suggesting that nurses did not […]
Read moreis a database which contains a wealth of medical and surgical information. Content includes over 1,000 e-books, over 500 e-journals (including the famous “Clinics” titles), and thousands of videos and images. Also included is point-of-care content from First Consult. Access ClinicalKey through the library’s database page or the library catalog. Here’s what’s new: Click on the cover […]
Read moreAtlas of human anatomy, 6th ed. / Frank H. Netter. Philadelphia, Pa. : Saunders/Elsevier, c2014. QS 17 N474a 2014. Click here to view the Full Catalog Record Basic & clinical pharmacology, 13th ed. [electronic resource] / edited by Bertram G. Katzung, associate editor: Anthony J. Trevor. New York : McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Click here to view […]
Read moreCorinne McLeod, MS III and winner of the 2014 Danny Jones History of the Health Sciences Essay Contest, will present her paper at the March 18, 2015 meeting of the History of Medicine Society. Corinne’s paper, entitled Sex Reassignment Surgery: the Early Years, discusses the history of the development of surgery to treat gender dysphoric […]
Read moreThe Briscoe Library will have a book giveaway March 5th – 8th. The book giveaway will start at 9 a.m. on Thursday March 5th at the entrance of the library, and will continue through Sunday March 8th. Books to be included in the giveaway are old editions withdrawn from the library’s collection, or donations given to the library but not […]
Read moreThe March issue of News from the Libraries is now available. For links to individual articles, see the table of contents below. Book Giveaway March 5-8 History of Medicine Society Lecture. Sex Reassignment Surgery: the Early Years Women’s Health Month Exhibit Historical Book of the Month What’s New in ClinicalKey Featured New Books See all past issues […]
Read more“[women] May be useful in some departments, but in surgery, no nerve” and “…can you think of a patient in a critical case, waiting for half an hour while the medical lady fixes her bonnet or adjusts her bustle?” In a time when women were considered inferior, not only physically, but also mentally, simply the […]
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