A Value-Added Partnership Between a Chief Learning Officer and a Medical Librarian |
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| Authors: | Carol Maietta Sybil H Bullock |
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| Institution: | 1. St. Vincent's Health System , Birmingham, Alabama, USA Carol.Maietta@stvhs.com;3. University of Alabama and Medical Library Consultant , Birmingham, Alabama, USA;4. St. Vincent's Health System , Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
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| Abstract: | A community-based participatory research project was conducted to identify health information needs of clients (an underserved population) at a homeless shelter. Staff at the shelter, medical students, and public librarians were sought as outreach partners; their needs and challenges in accessing health information resources to serve underserved populations were also assessed. The community needs assessment yielded results that helped shape a medical library's efforts in supporting medical students’ service-learning activities related to humanistic education. The resulting data also informed library decisions on health information education outreach programs tailored to vulnerable, underserved populations and community partners serving the specific populations in the communities. |
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| Keywords: | Chief learning officer hospital librarians medical librarians partnerships |
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