Speak Like a Health Professional
Lynne Holden, MD
MIM Virtual Summer Camp 2012
National Library of Medicine
Health Information
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the public
 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
 Magazine for the public about diseases featuring well known
people
 http://www.fnlm.org/#
 Medline Plus Magazine
 Medline Plus Salud
Careers
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 Health Informatics
 Health Services Research and Public Health
 Health Information Technology
On-Line Exhibits
 Women in Medicine
 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/
 The History of Forensic Medicine
 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/
 Opening the Door: African American Surgeons
 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/aframsurgeons/
 Native Voices: Native American Medicine
 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/exhibition/index.html
Mentoring in Medicine, Inc.
http://www.fnlm.org/Program_MLP/downloads/MLP_Summer_2011.p
df pp.23-24
How to Understand Medical Terms
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medicalwords.html
Let’s Try
 -ology means “the study of ”
 Cardiology
 Gastroenterology
 Gynecology
 Urology
 Neurology
Let’s Try
 -itis means “inflammation of ”
 Pharyngitis
 Bronchitis
 Appendicitis
 Myocarditis
Let’s Try
 -ectomy means “removal of ”
 Nephrectomy
 Tonsillectomy
 Appendectomy
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
/medicalwords.html
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