Training & Outreach
Education for Career Development:
Associate Fellowship Program for Librarians
One-two year postgraduate program for librarians, providing comprehensive training in NLM's programs and services.
Funded Support for Academic Training in Biomedical Informatics & Bioinformatics
Formal programs and individual fellowships are offered to assist medical informaticians in pursuit of a degree.
Lister Hill Center Informatics Training Program in Bethesda, MD
Fellowship appointments for visiting scientists, postdocs and students to participate in informatics research at the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, NLM in Bethesda, MD.
Medical Informatics Course at Woods Hole
Short course sponsored by NLM and the Woods Hole Marine Biology Laboratory
NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program for Librarians
Mid-career fellowship focused on preparing emerging leaders for director positions in academic health sciences libraries.
Training and Outreach for NLM Products and Information Services:
National Library of Medicine Training Center
NLM database and databank training for librarians including instruction on MEDLINE/PubMed, TOXNET and more.
Classroom Training ScheduleWeb-based Training and Distance Education
Animated tours, tutorials and other online training material for NLM products and services.
PubMed Tutorial | PubMed Quick ToursTraining and Education from the National Center for Biotechnology Information
Learn how to use the genomic, molecular biology and literature-based tools and resources.
Outreach and Training Activities in Health Services Research
Specially focused training classes at national meetings of Health Services Research and Public Health related organizations.
Outreach to Special Populations
Outreach programs for AIDS, toxicology and Historically Black Colleges and Universities, environmental health, and minority populations.
Arctic Health | American Indian Health | Asian American Health | Multilateral Initiative on MalariaHistory of Medicine Online Syllabus Archive
Collection of college and university syllabi in the history of medicine, public health, the biomedical sciences, nursing, and related areas.
Public Programs, Seminars and Exhibit Schedule:
Public Programs and Scholarly Seminars at NLM
Attend free lectures and exhibitions (unless otherwise noted).
NLM’s Professional Meeting Exhibit Schedule
Find out where NLM will be represented at these professional meetings and conferences.
Complete list of NLM search tools and databases for health and medical information