Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/Events and residencies

This page lists events, university courses and Wikipedia residencies that focused on improving medical articles.

Wikimedians in residence

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A Wikipedian in residence or Wikimedian in residence (WiR) is a Wikipedia editor, a Wikipedian (or Wikimedian), who accepts a placement with an institution to facilitate Wikipedia entries related to that institution's mission, encourage and assist it to release material under open licences, and to develop the relationship between the host institution and the Wikimedia community.

Consumer Reports

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From 2012-2018 Consumer Reports employed Lane Rasberry user:bluerasberry as Wikimedian in Residence. The major objective for the project was supporting medical professional associations and medical schools in sharing their knowledge in Wikipedia. Activities including adding key messages from public health campaigns to Wikipedia as statements matched to sources, training of medical students to edit Wikipedia in the Wikipedia:Wikipedia education program in medicine, and adding safety information of various kinds from Consumer Reports in Wikipedia articles. The project was supported by Wikimedia New York City.

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Cancer Research UK

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Between May 2014 and February 2015, Cancer Research UK employed John Byrne as Wikimedian in residence in London, UK

Project page: WikiProject CRUK

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Cochrane

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From May 2014 to 2016 Cochrane employed Sydney Poore as Wikipedian in residence. Since 2016 their Wikipedian in residence is Jennifer Dawson.

Project page: Cochrane Wikipedia Partnership

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Wellcome Collection

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Wellcome Collection employed Alice White as their Wikipedian in residence between 2016 and 2017. From October 2017, Wellcome Collection's Wikimedian in Residence became a full-time member of the Digital Editorial team.

Project page: Wikimedian in Residence at the Wellcome

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International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)

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Marium Umme Kulsum is the Wikipedian in residence for the ILAE Wikipedia Epilepsy Project.

Project page: ILAE Wikipedia Project, WikiProject Epilepsy


HSE National Health Library and Knowledge Service (NHLKS)

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In 2018, in partnership with National Doctors Training & Planning, the NHLKS employed Niall O’Mara as the first National Healthcare Wikipedian in Residence. In 2020 Conor Malone was appointed to the role.

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)

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In December 2021 the NIHR employed Adam Harangozó as Wikipedian in residence.

Project page: NIHR

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Netherlands Cancer Institute

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As part of a longer residency at multiple places, the Netherlands Cancer Institute hosted a Wikipedian in residence between February and March 2014.

Project page: Wikipedians in Special Residence (in English)

Department of Pathology, Calicut Medical College

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In 2015, the Department of Pathology employed Netha Hussain as Wikipedian in residence.

Project page: Department of Pathology, Calicut Medical College

History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group

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The HMBRG employed Andy Mabbett

Project page: HMBRG

The Physiological Society

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The Wikipedian in residence for the Society was Andy Mabbett in 2017.

Project page: PhySoc

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

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Emily Temple-Wood worked as the Wikipedian in residence at NIOSH for four months in 2015. Since 2017 the role is filled by John P. Sadowski.

Project page: NIOSH, WikiProject Occupational Safety and Health

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Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

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The Wikipedian in residence at PCORI has been Jeffery Keefer since 2019.

Project page: Integrating Patient-centered Outcomes Research into Wikipedia, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (old)

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University initiatives

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

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Gallaudet University

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Georgetown University

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Grand Valley State University

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Houston Baptist University

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Project page: Wikipedia:Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Imperial College School of Medicine

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John Brown University

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Rockford University

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Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University

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Project page: Wikipedia:Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University

Salisbury University, Universities in Maryland

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University of California at San Francisco

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Project page: UCSF School of Medicine

University of Hawaii—Mānoa

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University of Illinois

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University of Massachusetts

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University of Michigan

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University of Nebraska

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University of Northern Colorado

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University of Pennsylvania

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University of South Carolina Aiken

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University of North Texas Health Science Center

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University of Virginia

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Lane Rasberry user:bluerasberry has been Wikimedian in Residence at the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia since 2018. Medical projects include

University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire

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Utah State University

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Palo Alto University

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Vanderbilt University

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WikiMed Advanced Electives

Western University of Health Sciences

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Other projects

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National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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