Curriculum Support

Today I interviewed Judy, a curriculum support librarian that has been working at the Yale Medical library for 15 years. Judy trains faculty, runs the medical learning management system, and serves as the program liaison. Judy helps medical school students access a computer based tutorial program information to help them study for a major test they have to take their second year of medical school. She thinks that librarians play a big role in the field of medicine because they are information specialists, who understand how to search for information. Judy also believes they are great partners with doctors, providing accurate information to help them treat their patients. Judy thinks that curiosity and patience are needed for her job; she says, one has to be able to solve problems and ask questions. Dealing and interacting with people is a big part of her job.
Today I learned that Life is a roller coaster. You might choose to do something and later have to change because of a life situation. For example Judy majored in English, then ten years later she went back to school because the job she had was being eliminated.

Clinical And Mobile Technology Support

Today I had a chance to meet with the Clinical and Mobile Technology Support librarian Mr. Mark Gentry. He had been working as a medical librarian for 23 years. His job is to get the clinical practice information out to the doctors and other health professionals. He uses technology such as computers, iPhones and iPads to transmit the Information. Mr Gentry teaches health professionals how to use the mobile device in their fields. He thinks that his job is important because he is one of the people who works to make sure the doctors get information faster, making jobs easier.

Today I learned that technology is making a great impact in the medical world. For example, last time I went to the hospital my doctor did not give me a prescription, she just asked what pharmacy I wanted to go to and sent the prescription to them. Technology is helping the medical field send information faster.

CDM

Today I had a chat with some of the Collection Development and Management staff. They are the ones responsible for ordering books for the library, managing journals and newspapers. This job allows one to work online which makes it more flexible. Due to technological advancement one does not have to work in a specific office. A degree in Library Science is required in order to work in the field of the library. One has to have a passion for fixing problems and organizing information. Constant new learning skills are needed in the field because things are always changing.
Believe it or not, library staff who collect information and organize it make it easier for doctors, nurses, medical students and other health professional to get information they need.

1st day!!!!!!

Today: Today was my 1st day at the Yale Medical Library CHILI Internship. I had the opportunity to meet the staff and librarians during a special tour of the building with Mr. Greenberg ( pictured at left with the Healthflicks video coordinator Michelle Lewis ). I saw many art works, and exhibits of many ancient objects that were donated to Yale library. My favorite was the Cushing Center, where I got to see brains of people who died from cancerous tumors. Some of them are 75 years old. What amazed me the most is how well these brains are persevered.
What I learned: This is my 1st internship.Today I learned that i am growing up fast, and that life comes with many responsibilities. I also learned that life is precious and we have to try to live everyday to the fullest.

One of Dr. Cushing's patients.

Last day with Sarah

Today is my last day of internship, in past days I have really enjoyed meeting new people and getting to know about their back grounds and their professions. All the medical library staff was friendly. I saw some historical books and Persian manuscripts. But today when I met with Sarah , she showed me some really amazing things. I saw books that were written in 1400's, and I was thinking that book is written before Columbus discovered America. Sarah who is preservation librarian take care of over 30,000 books. That means she have huge responsibility. She also take cares of Cushing Center's environment. she also organize tours. The most interesting thing that she likes about her job is that she is doing most different thing in the library and creating a difference.

Mark Gentry

On Thursday, the first person I met was mark. He is a clinical support librarian. A few things about him, he graduated in Anthropology and went to China to teach English. Then he got interested in other profession, after a lot of research he came across the Librarianship. It was interesting for him because he always wanted interaction with people and students, basically his work involves to teach students, helping them to use the resources available for them. His favorite thing about his job is that he can help people and can make a difference. He even went to Uganda to teach librarians there to make them aware of the resources that were available for them. I really enjoyed my time with him.

Janene Batten

I met Janene today, who is the Reference Librarian for the Yale school of nursing. She spends time at both the school and the medical library. she had a undergraduate degree in education. She worked in school library as well. She's worked in the medical library for 7 years as a Nursing School librarian and her main charge there is to help nurses, faculty, clinicians, with any information needs. She works with about 300 students and 600 faculty members. There isn't any typical workday for her. everyday she do new things which she really likes. According to her, a good thing about working in the library is that there are lot of opportunities for you. Her memorable experience is when she got an staff award at graduation ceremony.