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[National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins swears in Patricia Flatley Brennan as the 19th director of the library]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
National Library of Medicine (U.S.), publisher.
Publication:
Bethesda, MD : U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Health & Human Services, [2017]
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Anniversaries and Special Events
Nurses
Leadership
Collins, Francis S.
Brennan, Patricia Flatley.
National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Genre(s):
Pictorial Works
Abstract:
Image caption on page 125 of the book US National Library of Medicine: "National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, swears in Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, as the 19th director of the library, September 12, 2016. From left: Collins, Brennan, and Brennan's sister Jean Flatley McGuire, who is holding a copy of the US Constitution. Brennan was the first woman and first nurse appointed as director. Hundreds gathered in person, and hundreds more watched remotely via National Institutes of Health Videocasting, to witness the historic occasion, a 'great day for the National Institutes of Health,' as Collins stated in his remarks. Courtesy of Ernie Branson and the National Institutes of Health."
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Related Title(s):
US National Library of Medicine
Extent:
1 online resource (1 image)
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101707394 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101707394