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Graphic Medicine

An introduction to Graphic Medicine.

Classification & Search Tips

Classification:

Our Graphic Medicine collection is classified using the National Library of Medicine call number system. In the rare instance that the subject matter was generic and/or lacked specificity, the item was classified as either "pictorial work" under its respective subject heading (i.e. WL 17), or under WZ 336 (Caricatures/ Cartoons).

 

Search Terms:

  • Graphic Medicine
  • Graphic Pathographies
  • Medicine Comic
  • Medicine Graphic Novel
  • Combine "Graphic Medicine" with subject to refine your search; such as, "Graphic Medicine Dental", or "Graphic Medicine Mental Health."

What is Graphic Medicine?

Graphic Medicine refers to any comic or graphic novel that aids in healthcare communication. Dr. Ian Williams, a physician and an artist based in Brighton, UK, created GraphicMedicine.org in 2007, and in doing so coined the collection name Graphic Medicine, "to denote the role that comics can play in the study and delivery of healthcare” (n.d., para. 1).

Although medical comics date back to the 1940’s, the use of this medium in healthcare has only recently gained momentum and drawn international recognition.

Graphic Medicine may be utilized by the medical student or professional; by patients in preparation of a medical procedure, or in their time of convalescence; furthermore, it may serve as a space where open communication can take place.

 

Williams, I. (n.d.). Why graphic medicine? Retrieved from http://bit.ly/2vF7vTg

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