Our Media Bank has hundreds of high-resolution images and video from the U-M Hospitals, Health Centers, Medical School, research labs and more – including aerial building photos and faculty/leaders. If you have images that you want to share with others in the Health System, contact us.
- Important note: All rights to all images in this database belong to UMHS or one of its units. All available images may be used for any official UMHS or U-M purpose. Images may be shared with the news media and external organizations. Non-U-M users may use these images for non-commercial purposes through a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license but must display the following credit with each image: “Courtesy University of Michigan, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 license.”
Photos of patients/families require a signed release form be kept on file for each person in the photograph/video. Release forms can be obtained by visiting this webpage. All release forms must be sent to Christy Barnes in the Department of Communication, 2901 Hubbard, Suite 2400, Box 2435.
How Media Bank works
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SEARCH or BROWSE the catalogs: General, Events, Aerials, Buildings, People or Video.
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Type a word for words into the Search box. All images in the database with that word or words in the metadata will load.
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Click on the image or the name of the image to select it. The image loads.
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Download the image by clicking the down arrow at the bottom right hand corner of the player – the black box surrounding the image. Save the image to your computer.
Have questions? Read our FAQs below. Need to contact us? Email Christy Barnes.
Remember, if you need templates, logos, names of recommended vendors or other resources to help you communicate professionally, visit the UMHS DIY site.
FAQs
Who can use Media Bank?
Anyone with the URL can access Media Bank. The media are free for use for anyone for Health System business. Anyone outside the University may request to use an image. Send requests to Christy Barnes.
What if my department wants to add images to Media Bank for other Health System units to share?
Images can be added to a public catalog or private channel. Email Christy Barnes for help in deciding if adding your images to the public catalog or creating a private channel is your best option. If you have a large volume of images, contact MiVideo about creating a media database for your department.
Do I have to pay to use an image or video?
The media are free for use by anyone for Health System business. Anyone outside the University may request to use an image. Send requests to Christy Barnes.
- Important note: All rights to all images in this database belong to UMHS or one of its units. All available images may be used for any official UMHS or U-M purpose. Images may be shared with the news media and external organizations. Non-U-M users may use these images for non-commercial purposes through a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license but must display the following credit with each image: “Courtesy University of Michigan, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 license.“