>
>       The Vesalius Trust for Visual Communications in the Health Sciences is
> soliciting applications for the Frank Netter Award. This international
award is
> given annually to an individual, institution or company who has developed
> visually-oriented educational materials or systems with proven or potential
> impact on the way health sciences are taught and/or practiced.
>
>       The Vesalius Trust is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the
advancement of
> education and research in visual communication for the health sciences. In
> pursuit of this mission the award was established in 1990 and first given to
> Dr. Frank Netter in recognition of his artwork published in Clinical
Symposia
> and the CIBA Collection of Medical Illustrations. Subsequent projects to
> receive the award have included ADAM (Animated Dissection of Anatomy for
> Medicine) software, the Mayo Clinic Family Health Book CD ROM, Limbs &
Things'
> simulated human tissue models, Time Life Medical patient education
videotapes,
> Visual Productions application of data from the Visible Human dataset,
and most
> recently the Virtual Reality Temporal Bone.
>
>       Entry requirements include submission of a copy of the product,
completion of
> an application with a written description of the project, and statement
> regarding its impact on health/medical education.  Entries are evaluated on
> their design, content, educational value, innovative use of technology, and
> impact on health science education.
>
>       Deadline for entries is December 31, 1998.
>
>       To obtain an application or request additional information contact:
>       Linda Warren
>       Baylor College of Medicine
>       Medical Illustration & AV Education
>       One Baylor Plaza
>       Houston, Texas 77030
>       Phone: 713-798-4681
>       Fax: 713-798-6853
>       E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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>Dear Lana,
>The Vesalius Trust presents an annual award that I would like to make kno=
>wn to
>GNSI members. Since the application deadline is short I think Listserv ma=
>y be
>the most efficient way to let artists know about this opportunity. This e=
>-mail
>contains information about the award. If you think it is appropriate for =
>your
>Listserv, would you please post it? If you think there is a more appropri=
>ate
>place to post this information could you let me know who to contact? I
>appreciate your help. Thank you.
>Sincerely,
>Linda Warren
>
>
>Netter Award Applications
>
>The Vesalius Trust for Visual Communications in the Health Sciences is
>soliciting applications for the Frank Netter Award. This international aw=
>ard
>is given annually to an individual, institution or company who has develo=
>ped
>visually-oriented educational materials or systems with proven or potenti=
>al
>impact on the way health sciences are taught and/or practiced.
>
>The Vesalius Trust is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the advanceme=
>nt of
>education and research in visual communication for the health sciences. I=
>n
>pursuit of this mission the award was established in 1990 and first given=
> to
>Dr. Frank Netter in recognition of his artwork published in Clinical Symp=
>osia
>and the CIBA Collection of Medical Illustrations. Subsequent projects to
>receive the award have included ADAM (Animated Dissection of Anatomy for
>Medicine) software, the Mayo Clinic Family Health Book CD ROM, Limbs & Th=
>ings'
>simulated human tissue models, Time Life Medical patient education videot=
>apes,
>Visual Production=92s application of data from the Visible Human dataset,=
> and
>most recently the Virtual Reality Temporal Bone.
>
>Entry requirements include submission of a copy of the product, completio=
>n of
>an application with a written description of the project, and statement
>regarding its impact on health/medical education.  Entries are evaluated =
>on
>their design, content, educational value, innovative use of technology, a=
>nd
>impact on health science education. =20
>
>Deadline for entries is December 31, 1998.
>
>To obtain an application or request additional information contact:
>Linda Warren
>Baylor College of Medicine
>Medical Illustration & AV Education
>One Baylor Plaza
>Houston, Texas 77030
>Phone: 713-798-4681
>Fax: 713-798-6853
>E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>