<s>
A	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustration	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
biological	O
illustration	O
that	O
helps	O
to	O
record	O
and	O
disseminate	O
medical	O
,	O
anatomical	O
,	O
and	O
related	O
knowledge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medical	B-Algorithm
illustrations	I-Algorithm
have	O
been	O
made	O
possibly	O
since	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
medicine	O
in	O
any	O
case	O
for	O
hundreds	O
(	O
or	O
thousands	O
)	O
of	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
Leonardo	B-Application
da	I-Application
Vinci	I-Application
and	O
his	O
depictions	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
form	O
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
great	O
advancements	O
in	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
representing	O
the	O
human	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Berengario	O
da	O
Carpi	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
known	O
anatomist	O
to	O
include	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustration	I-Algorithm
within	O
his	O
textbooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1895	O
,	O
Konrad	O
Roentgen	O
,	O
a	O
German	O
physicist	O
discovered	O
the	O
X-Ray	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internal	O
imaging	O
became	O
a	O
reality	O
after	O
the	O
invention	O
of	O
the	O
X-Ray	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
profession	O
,	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustration	I-Algorithm
has	O
a	O
more	O
recent	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1911	O
he	O
presided	O
over	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
academic	O
department	O
of	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustration	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
continues	O
to	O
this	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustrators	I-Algorithm
include	O
Max	O
Brödel	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Frank	O
H	O
.	O
Netter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medical	B-Algorithm
illustration	I-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
medicine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medical	B-Algorithm
illustrators	I-Algorithm
not	O
only	O
produce	O
such	O
material	O
but	O
can	O
also	O
function	O
as	O
consultants	O
and	O
administrators	O
within	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
biocommunication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
certified	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustrator	I-Algorithm
continues	O
to	O
obtain	O
extensive	O
training	O
in	O
medicine	O
,	O
science	O
,	O
and	O
art	O
techniques	O
throughout	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Association	O
of	O
Medical	B-Algorithm
Illustrators	I-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
international	O
organization	O
founded	O
in	O
1945	O
,	O
and	O
incorporated	O
in	O
Illinois	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
professional	O
objectives	O
of	O
the	O
AMI	O
are	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
study	O
and	O
advancement	O
of	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustration	I-Algorithm
and	O
allied	O
fields	O
of	O
visual	O
communication	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
promote	O
understanding	O
and	O
cooperation	O
with	O
the	O
medical	O
profession	O
and	O
related	O
health	O
science	O
professions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AMI	O
publishes	O
an	O
annual	O
Medical	B-Algorithm
Illustration	I-Algorithm
Source	O
Book	O
which	O
is	O
distributed	O
to	O
creative	O
and	O
marketing	O
professionals	O
that	O
regularly	O
hire	O
medical/scientific	O
image	O
makers	O
for	O
editorial	O
,	O
publishing	O
,	O
educational	O
and	O
advertising	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustrators	I-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
profession	O
have	O
a	O
master	O
's	O
degree	O
from	O
an	O
accredited	O
graduate	O
program	O
in	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustration	I-Algorithm
or	O
another	O
advanced	O
degree	O
in	O
either	O
science	O
or	O
the	O
arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Association	O
of	O
Medical	B-Algorithm
Illustrators	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
sponsor	O
member	O
of	O
CAAHEP	O
(	O
Commission	O
on	O
Accreditation	O
of	O
Allied	O
Health	O
Education	O
Programs	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
organization	O
that	O
grants	O
accreditation	O
to	O
the	O
graduate	O
programs	O
in	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustration	I-Algorithm
upon	O
recommendation	O
of	O
ARC-MI	O
(	O
Accreditation	O
Review	O
Committee	O
for	O
the	O
Medical	B-Algorithm
Illustrator	I-Algorithm
)	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
standing	O
committee	O
of	O
the	O
AMI	O
and	O
a	O
Committee	O
on	O
Accreditation	O
of	O
CAAHEP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Biomedical	O
Visualization	O
Program	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Illinois	O
at	O
Chicago	O
's	O
College	O
of	O
Applied	O
Health	O
Sciences	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
oldest	O
school	O
of	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustration	I-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
western	O
hemisphere	O
,	O
founded	O
in	O
1921	O
by	O
Thomas	O
Smith	O
Jones	O
(	O
Jones	O
also	O
was	O
co-founder	O
of	O
the	O
Association	O
of	O
Medical	B-Algorithm
Illustrators	I-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UIC	O
program	O
blends	O
the	O
more	O
traditional	O
aspects	O
of	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustration	I-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
emerging	O
markets	O
of	O
digital	O
,	O
pharmaceutical	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
edutainment	O
"	O
industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graduates	O
receive	O
a	O
Master	O
of	O
Science	O
in	O
Medical	B-Algorithm
Illustration	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Master	O
of	O
Science	O
degree	O
in	O
Medical	B-Algorithm
Illustration	I-Algorithm
at	O
MCG	O
was	O
awarded	O
in	O
1951	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
University	O
of	O
Texas	O
Southwestern	O
Medical	O
Center	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
school	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
graduate	O
degree	O
in	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustration	I-Algorithm
in	O
1945	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medical	B-Algorithm
illustrators	I-Algorithm
create	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustrations	I-Algorithm
using	O
traditional	O
and	O
digital	O
techniques	O
which	O
can	O
appear	O
in	O
medical	O
textbooks	O
,	O
medical	O
advertisements	O
,	O
professional	O
journals	O
,	O
instructional	O
videotapes	O
and	O
films	O
,	O
animations	O
,	O
web-based	O
media	O
,	O
computer-assisted	O
learning	O
programs	O
,	O
exhibits	O
,	O
lecture	O
presentations	O
,	O
general	O
magazines	O
and	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
much	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustration	I-Algorithm
is	O
designed	O
for	O
print	O
or	O
presentation	O
media	O
,	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustrators	I-Algorithm
also	O
work	O
in	O
three	O
dimensions	O
,	O
creating	O
anatomical	O
teaching	O
models	O
,	O
patient	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
,	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
facial	O
prosthetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
traditional	O
tools	O
of	O
medical	B-Algorithm
illustration	I-Algorithm
are	O
slowly	O
being	O
replaced	O
and	O
supplemented	O
by	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
unique	O
modern	O
artistic	O
practices	O
.	O
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