Location
Poster Session
Start Date
11-10-2019 3:30 PM
End Date
11-10-2019 5:00 PM
Type of Work
Poster
Description
TITLE: Shaping Librarianship in Graduate Medical Education
OBJECTIVE: To reshape the role of faculty librarian in graduate medical education by establishing relationships and demonstrating the value of health sciences librarians as partners in research and medical education.
METHODS: The librarian previously assigned as a liaison to graduate medical education at a public research institution left the position nearly one year before a successor was hired, and little was known about their activities in this role. This poster illustrates the efforts of two newly hired librarians to define and develop the role of an academic research and education librarian embedded in graduate medical education. The librarians met weekly to discuss strategies and participated in regular meetings and workshops with GME staff, program coordinators, program directors, and medical trainees. One librarian served as a member of the GMEC Research Subcommittee, leading initiatives to establish a social media presence for GME, increase trainee participation in the campus research day, and design a campaign to support residents in turning posters into peer-reviewed publications. Efforts were made to consistently educate trainees and GME colleagues about the librarians’ professional role in instruction and research.
RESULTS: As a result of these efforts, the librarians were invited to teach 25 classes within the first several months in their positions, reaching over 200 residents and fellows. In addition to requests for research consultations and one-on-one or whole class instruction, the librarians also received invitations to a variety of GME and resident life events.
CONCLUSION: By using a two-pronged approach of building relationships while also demonstrating the value of health sciences librarians within graduate medical education, the librarians have had an increasing amount of face-to-face contact with medical trainees. This has resulted in both planned and spontaneous opportunities to educate residents about effective searching, predatory publishing, citation management software, and library resources.
Shaping Librarianship in Graduate Medical Education
Poster Session
TITLE: Shaping Librarianship in Graduate Medical Education
OBJECTIVE: To reshape the role of faculty librarian in graduate medical education by establishing relationships and demonstrating the value of health sciences librarians as partners in research and medical education.
METHODS: The librarian previously assigned as a liaison to graduate medical education at a public research institution left the position nearly one year before a successor was hired, and little was known about their activities in this role. This poster illustrates the efforts of two newly hired librarians to define and develop the role of an academic research and education librarian embedded in graduate medical education. The librarians met weekly to discuss strategies and participated in regular meetings and workshops with GME staff, program coordinators, program directors, and medical trainees. One librarian served as a member of the GMEC Research Subcommittee, leading initiatives to establish a social media presence for GME, increase trainee participation in the campus research day, and design a campaign to support residents in turning posters into peer-reviewed publications. Efforts were made to consistently educate trainees and GME colleagues about the librarians’ professional role in instruction and research.
RESULTS: As a result of these efforts, the librarians were invited to teach 25 classes within the first several months in their positions, reaching over 200 residents and fellows. In addition to requests for research consultations and one-on-one or whole class instruction, the librarians also received invitations to a variety of GME and resident life events.
CONCLUSION: By using a two-pronged approach of building relationships while also demonstrating the value of health sciences librarians within graduate medical education, the librarians have had an increasing amount of face-to-face contact with medical trainees. This has resulted in both planned and spontaneous opportunities to educate residents about effective searching, predatory publishing, citation management software, and library resources.