The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate a conjoint sex counseling interview. This objective is achieved with the aid of two clinical subjects, the therapist and Dr. Lief, the Director of the Center for Study of Sex Education in Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The program notes that this film which is a sequel to the film "The Frigid Wife" illustrates the conjoint method and stresses the importance of seeing both partners. In this presentation Dr. Reed, the therapist, interviews the husband, Bob.

This short video chronicles the National Library of Medicine's introduction to, and use of, the internet via Gopher, MOSAIC, and other early internet-driven resources for information search and retrieval. Produced by the National Library of Medicine.

Celebrates the 175th anniversary of the founding of the institution that would become the National Library of Medicine. Starting with the swearing-in of Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg, then looking back, the video traces the development of the library from the days of Dr. John Shaw Billings in the late 1800s through the establishment of the National Center for Biotechnology Infomation in 1988 and beyond to its accomplishments through 2011.

Changing the Face of Medicine presents Dr. Eliza Ann Grier, a former slave who went on to become the first African American woman licensed to practice medicine in the state of Georgia.

This videotape is a copy of a film of the speech given by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the dedication of the Bethesda, Maryland campus of the National Institute of Health on October 31, 1940. President Roosevelt, standing on the portico in front of Building 1, speaks about the role of government in promoting and stimulating research into cancer and other diseases, and the work of the Public Health Service and the National Cancer Institute.

The Regional Medical Programs (RMPs) were launched under President Lyndon Johnson in 1964-65. They spurred enduring medical advances, including coronary care units, regional trauma centers, and the practice of telemedicine. Nonetheless, RMPs were axed ten years later, following political machinations and a lawsuit. Produced by the U.S.

This film profiles the work of John Shaw Billings in the development of foremost medical library in the world. Born in Indiana in 1838, Billings attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, at age fourteen, graduating in 1857. He then attended the Medical College of Ohio, graduating in 1860. He joined the army at the start of the Civil War in 1861 and was assigned to the medical corps. He served in various capacities, most notably, as a surgeon at the Battle of Gettysburg. The letters to his wife present a graphic picture of soldiers' injuries during that battle.

This video records a discussion between Dr. Michael DeBakey and Dr. Donald Lindberg concerning the origins and evolution of the National Library of Medicine. Still photographs are used to illustrate the physical changes in the Library and the people important to the Library's development. Produced by the National Library of Medicine.

This is the story of doctors' and scientists' training, practice, research, discoveries, and place in the community and the wider health care system. The role of the federal government in funding medical care for those who can't afford it is presented as well, with proponents of socialized medicine, cooperative medicine, and complete nonintervention as advocated by the American Medical Association addressed.

This film describes the history, the facilities, and the inner workings of the National Library of Medicine. It also shows part of the 1961 dedication ceremony for the original Bethesda building and of a Board of Regents meeting. Speakers include Dr. Worth B. Daniels and Senators Abraham Ribicoff and Lister Hill. Dr. Michael Debakey is seen in the audience during the ceremony. Learn more about this film and search its transcript at NLM Digital Collections: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/8600194A.

Artist-animator-medical illustrator Frank Armitage combines footage from his professional medical animations with historical images to provide a lecture about the history of anatomical illustration, as well as the present-day (circa 1970) uses of anatomical animation in medical film. Why the film was made or where it was presented is unknown: no title or credits appear. Armitage had then recently worked on the set-design for the film Fantastic Voyage as well as on animation for surgical instruction films and Walt Disney studios.

Interdisciplinary and Intergenerational Connections: Personal and Professional Reflections on Gene Kelly's 1945 Film "Combat Fatigue Irritability," an interview at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Interviewers: Jeffrey S. Reznick, Chief, History of Medicine Division of the U.S. National Library of Medicine; and Michael J. Sappol, Historian, History of Medicine Division of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

This film, produced by Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, explains the corporation's approach to company-provided medical services for employees in its hundreds of locations around the world. Because climate, culture, and type and prevalence of disease vary so widely, tailored approaches are called for. The Standard Oil program is described as a four-point effort: preventive, constructive, educative, and curative medicine.

This film is excerpted from the full-length Challenge: Science Against Cancer. Portions are presented in French and portions in English. A patient, Mr. Davis, enters the medical office. He is shown to have a treatable cancerous lesion on his face. Several doctors discuss the case and the recommended treatment. The film shows cells and cell division, laboratories, the use of microscopes, and experiments with mice. The treatment for Mr. Davis begins immediately and uses radium.