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.
Biomedical Informatics Course
Short course sponsored by NLM.
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.
Medical Informatics Training Program
Medical informatics and clinical informatics training and research opportunities at NLM's Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications. This program is available to individuals at various stages in their careers.
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 Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) Training Office
NLM database and databank training for librarians including instruction on MEDLINE/PubMed, TOXNET and more.
Classroom Training ScheduleWeb-based Training through the NLM Learning Resources Database
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 | MIMCom - Malaria Research ResourcesHistory 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.
K-12 Science and Health Education
Working with teachers and scientific experts to provide FREE reliable resources to help introduce, reinforce, and supplement education programs.
GeneED | Kids Environmental Health Portal | TOXMAP | ToxMystery | Tox Town
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