The Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “The Yellow Wall-Paper” – a National Library of Medicine (NLM) traveling exhibit about a 19th century writer’s challenge to the medical profession and the relationship between science and society – is now on display at the South Campus (main) Library until January 31, 2011.
Walk around, read all the panels, and share your thoughts about the exhibit in the exhibit journal. NLM has an online exhibition companion web site. There is also a book display and binder of printed copies of some of the referenced works from the exhibit.
In the 19th century, at a time when women were challenging traditional ideas about gender that excluded them from political and intellectual life, medical and scientific experts drew on notions of female weakness to justify inequality between the sexes. Discouraged from pursuing a career to preserve her health, Charlotte Perkins Gilman rejected these ideas in a terrifying short story: “The Yellow Wall-Paper.” This famous tale served as an indictment of the medical profession and the social conventions restricting a woman’s professional and creative opportunities.

On November 22nd from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m., there will be a reception at the Library that will join UT Southwestern Medical Center together with two national mental health organizations, National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC) and NARSAD, The Brain and Behavior Research Fund.
The Vital (A)(R)(T) exhibit, a curated exhibit by the National Network of Depression Centers at the South Campus Library from November 1, 2010 to December 5, 2010 promotes understanding and hope on mental illness and social stigma through artistic expression.
The special guest at the reception will be the marathon runner and mental health awareness advocate, Guy Fessenden. He is visiting on a stop promoting the NARSAD sponsored campaign called “A Fathers Journey”.

This year the Library’s Fall Showcase takes on issues both timely – the mental health needs of combat veterans – and timeless – the meaning of suffering in medicine and theology. The Fall Showcase also features four interactive, hands-on classes in resources for evidence-based practice, web publishing, research posters, and NIH grants and public access policy.
Registration is required for all classes.
HEALTH POLICY FORUM, NOVEMBER 16:
12 noon – 1 p.m., McDermott Plaza Lecture Hall (Room D1.700)
A Soldier’s Mind: Mental Health Needs of Combat Veterans (Speaker: Lia Thomas, M.D., F.A.C.P.)
Registration is not required to attend the forum; light lunch will be provided.
Dr. Thomas is Medical Director, Mental Health Trauma Services, Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System, and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center. The event will be hosted by Alina Suris, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., Clinical Director, Mental Health Trauma Services, Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System, and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern.
CLASSES, NOVEMBER 16:
11 a.m. – 12 noon, South Campus Library Classroom (Room E2.310A)
Beyond Up-To-Date: Evidence-Based Resources and Guidelines (Instructor: Laura Wilder, M.L.S.)
If you have relied on UpToDate in the past, come learn about other highly-rated evidence-based practice guidelines and databases, such as DynaMed and the Physicians’ Information Education Resource of the American College of Physicians (ACP PIER).
1 – 4 p.m., South Campus Library Classroom (Room E2.310A)
Web Publishing 101 (Instructors: Joseph Tan, M.S., and Cameron Kainerstorfer, B.A.)
Learn how to create a web page of your own. This hands-on class will cover the basics of web publishing and design using HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), with illustrations in Adobe Dreamweaver 8.
DIALOGUE, NOVEMBER 17:
12 noon – 1 p.m., South Campus Library Admin Conference Room (Room E3.314E)
Christian Bioethics and Suffering (Facilitator: Charles Curran, Ph.D)
Registration is not required, but seating is limited to 35. Bring your lunch – and your ideas! Beverages will be provided.
Dr. Curran will lead a discussion of Christian Bioethics and Suffering. Dr. Curran is Elizabeth Scurlock University Professor of Human Values at the Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. His latest book, Catholic Moral Theology in the United States: A History from Georgetown University Press, won the 2008 American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in Theology and Religion.
CLASSES, NOVEMBER 17:
11 a.m. – 12 noon, South Campus Library Classroom (Room E2.310A)
PubMed Central and NIH Grants for Admins (Instructor: Tracey Minzenmayer, M.L.S., Ph.D.)
Learn how changes in eRA Commons affect the process of managing faculty publications and NIH Public Access Policy compliance. This class will discuss each online system involved and how they interact, as well as offering step-by-step guidance on what to do if a faculty publication is missing a PubMed Central ID (PMCID).
2 – 3 p.m., South Campus Library Classroom (Room E2.310A)
Creating an Effective Research Poster (Instructor: Claudia DeShay, M.L.S., Ph.D.)
Posters are an effective method of communicating with colleagues. Learn to create attractive, informative, and powerful posters using the right software tools and effective design principles.
For more information about any of the Fall Showcase events, contact John Fullinwider by email or by phone at 214.648.3801.