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Anatomical Collections Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: National Museum of Health and Medicine
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8 people are interested
The National Museum of Health and Medicine is seeking volunteers to support research, inventories, data collection, rehousing projects and educational assignments in the anatomical collections division. Duties or projects may include object inventories and labeling of specimens, glass slides or objects; data collections or transcription from archival sources; archival rehousing of glass slides, photographic materials, radiographs, and paper materials. Volunteers interested in applying must have an advanced undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate degree and be a US citizen. All volunteers will receive an orientation and basic collections management and object handling skills.
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About National Museum of Health and Medicine
Location:
2500 Linden Lane, Buidling 2460, Silver Spring, MD 20910, US
Mission Statement
OUR MISSION: To preserve and explore the impact of military medicine OUR VISION: To preserve, inspire, and inform the history, research, and advancement of military and civilian medicine through world-class collections, digital technology, and public engagement
Description
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 and artifacts for research related to trauma and pathology. The museum's mission to preserve and explore the impact of military medicine spans more than 150 years and includes each major U.S. armed conflict. However, military medicine does not exist in a vacuum, and it is the museum's vision to preserve, inspire, and inform the history, research, and advancement of military as well as civilian medicine through world-class collections, digital technology, and public engagement. Visit the museum to learn about topics ranging from combat casualty care and traumatic brain injury, to the history of vaccine development and techniques in forensic identification.
The museum's exhibits and programs provide forums for both informal and structured learning that connect the mission of the Department of Defense museum with the public. The museum is a division of the Defense Health Agency Research and Engineering Directorate.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2500 Linden LaneSilver Spring, MD 20910
DATE POSTED
June 27, 2018
SKILLS
- Organization
- Research
- Problem Solving
- Pathology
- Critical Thinking
- Anthropology
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- 20-30 hours per week for 8 weeks
- advanced undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate level degree. US Citizen.