Create and Teach an Elective? Me? Overcoming fear of new roles

: Inquiries about new informatics instructional opportunities in the curriculum led to a suggestion that the librarians submit an elective proposal. Despite knowing nothing about the approval process or the responsibilities of being a course director, several librarians accepted the challenge as a learning experience. Developing the proposal included writing the proposal, formally presenting it to two curriculum committees for approval, and then creating the specific lesson plans, identifying associated readings, creating a grading rubric and syllabus, and teaching the specific elective sessions. Librarians developed the elective Introduction to Systematic Reviews and are in the process of developing a second electiv

You Can Do That in a Library? Building Sound Minds and Healthy Bodies

Recognizing that while medical students are learning to care for others, they are often taking poor care of themselves, librarians at the George Washington University\u27s Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library developed a three-pronged Healthy Living initiative, launched in the fall 2012 semester. Focusing on diet/nutrition, exercise, and stress reduction, the initiative included new collections and multiple activities with partners from both on and off-campus

Innovations in Instruction: Use of Blogs & Clickers to Solicit Real-Time Responses

Seeking to enhance student interactivity and provide real-time feedback in the area of medical informatics, the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library developed a series of interactive blogs and clickers. This poster presents the methods and results of using blogs and clickers to increase students\u27 interest in the field of medical informatics

Are We Ready? Building Librarian Skills to Ensure Success in PCL

Due to the growth of incoming class sizes, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library decided to integrate technical services librarians into the PCL (Problem-Centered Learning) program. The librarians requested support to help them answer students\u27 research questions and provide informatics instructions. This poster presentation identifies the problem areas for those librarians and provides several solutions for skill-building in the area of medical informatics

Getting into the Game: Inaugurating a Clinical Librarian Program

Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library librarians worked closely with the George Washington University internal medicine residency program to provide training and support; however, many residents seemed unaware of the library\u27s collections and services. To strengthen the relationship between the library and the program and to enhance residents\u27 use of information resources, a librarian was assigned to attend the residents\u27 daily morning meeting at least twice each week