(Des Moines, IA) – The public is invited to the Des Moines University (DMU) library for two great exhibits this summer. The “Opening doors: contemporary African American academic surgeons” display arrived June 1 and “Against the odds: making a difference in global health” begins July 5. Both are from the National Library of Medicine, the largest medical library in the world.
“Both displays cover many topics and are typically booked several years in advance. The first offers an opportunity to present and highlight some of the contributions from African American physicians to academic medicine and surgical practice,” explained Library Director Larry Marquardt.
The first display uses the stories of a few African American medical pioneers as a glimpse into past contributions.
The July exhibit ties with the University’s global health initiative to train students to be global citizens through education, advocacy and global experiences. The display shows how collaboration between families, medical workers, scientists and governments improves health care as well as highlighting past public health campaigns that made an impact. It will be available until August 12.
“Health information saves lives. Through this exhibit we hope to increase awareness of treatable, manageable global health diseases and issues,” said Yogesh Shah, M.D., associate dean of global health at DMU.
The library is in the Des Moines University Student Education Center, 3300 Grand Ave., on the top floor. Free parking is available behind the building. Public hours are Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information about the library, visit https://library.dmu.edu.
For more about the exhibits, visit https://apps.nlm.nih.gov/againsttheodds/index.cfm and
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/aframsurgeons.
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