Special Nurses Week Public Tour at the Medical Museum
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(PDF 2 MB)National Museum of Health and Medicine
2500 Linden Lane
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Each year, May 6-12 is designated "National Nurses Week," ending with a commemoration of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Join NMHM for a special, docent-led tour to honor military nurses from the Civil War to the war in Iraq as we highlight the contributions of military nurses from all of the military service branches.
Reservations recommended but not required; meet in the museum lobby.
Call (301) 319-3303 or email USArmy.Detrick.MEDCOM-USAMRMC.List.Medical-Museum@mail.mil
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