(CNN) — (The Conversation) — “Medical illustrators draw what can’t be seen, watch what’s never been done, and tell thousands about it without saying a word.” For decades, this slogan appeared on the ...

The Conejo Valley Art Museum presents “Inspired Illusions” by Tim Hengst through Feb. 5. A reception will be held Saturdayfrom 5-7 p.m. The show features 28 original pieces of medical illustration and ...

You know those posters that often hang up in doctor’s offices? Sometimes they display pictures of the human spine; other times they show human anatomy to point out a particular ailment. Well, there’s ...

Have you ever wondered who is responsible for pictures in your biology textbook, the iconic teeth sculpture in your dentist's office, or the anatomy textbooks for medical students? Medical ...

“Medical illustrators draw what can’t be seen, watch what’s never been done, and tell thousands about it without saying a word.” For decades, this slogan appeared on the website and printed materials ...

Chidiebere Ibe, a medical illustrator and aspiring neurosurgeon, noticed that the patients in medical diagrams are always depicted as White. So, he decided to change that. Ibe, who is from Nigeria, ...

When Jennifer Fairman started to work on drawing the SARS-CoV-2 virus, she wanted to make it more approachable. “When you look at the virus, it’s really beautiful. The geometry of it is beautiful,” ...

You've probably seen medical illustrations in textbooks or at the doctor's office, but have you ever seen one featuring a person of color? Last month, an illustration of a pregnant Black woman went ...

Medical illustration is both an art and a science. But it can have a huge cultural impact, too, as medical student and illustrator Chidiebere Ibe discovered when his illustration of a pregnant Black ...

The medical illustration MFA program at Rochester Institute of Technology has been awarded initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). The ...

A medical student and illustrator from Nigeria sparked a wide conversation about the lack of diversity in medical industry textbooks from an eye-catching illustration posted to his social media ...

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