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Education

Welcome to the Education page of the Galter Health Sciences Library. The Education Team strives to meet the educational, clinical, and research needs of the Feinberg School of Medicine community. Read on to learn more about the Education Team and how we can support the information needs of you, your program, or your department.

Meet the Education Team!

Click a name to find out more about that team member's interests and responsibilities.

Stephanie Kerns
Head, Education and Outreach/Curriculum Librarian
Email Stephanie
(312) 503-1201

Mark Berendsen
Education Librarian
Email Mark
(312) 503-1916

Linda O'Dwyer
Education Librarian
Clinical Sciences
Email Linda
(312) 503-8128
Jim Brucker
Instructional Design Librarian
Email Jim
(312) 503-8121

 

Pamela Shaw
Biosciences Librarian
Email Pam
(312) 503-8689

 




Email the Education Team or call (312) 503-8109

Course-Integrated Library Instruction   Residents and Clinical Departments

BillLibrarians can work with faculty to integrate information management skills into your course. Contact Stephanie Kerns, Head, Education and Outreach/Curriculum Librarian, at (312) 503-1201 or Email Stephanie.
 
Librarians can help residency programs fulfill information competencies as well as provide information management training to your clinical faculty and staff. Contact Linda O'Dwyer, Clinical Sciences/Education Librarian at (312) 503-8128 or Email Linda.


We can provide:

  • Hands-on sessions
  • Demonstrations in the classroom
  • Flexibility - we will work with your schedule
  • Training in library resources such as literature databases and educational software
  • EBM search skills training


 


Here are some of the services we can offer:

  • EBM and search skills training and testing
  • Collaboration at departmental meetings and morning reports
  • Journal club assistance
  • Information competencies and outcomes assessment
  • Resource recommendations
  • Resident Reading Lists
  • Resident Resource Guides

Resources for Students   Researchers and Basic Sciences Departments

stained glass manWe have created resource guides of relevant journals, books, databases, and web sites for the various student groups at the Feinberg School of Medicine.
 


Librarians can partner with basic sciences faculty and researchers to provide timely access to relevant data and literature resources. Contact Pamela Shaw, Biosciences/Education Librarian at (312) 503-8689 or Email Pam.

Click the links below to find out more:

 


The services we offer include:

  • Visiting departments to alert users of new resources
  • Directing users to appropriate resources
  • Creating subject and program based resource guides
  • Assisting with text based search systems
  • Scheduling workshops by experts on the use bioinformatics databases and other research tools



Course Reserves   Library Workshops and Training By Request


bookcase Are you a student who needs access to Electronic Reserves? Or a faculty member who would like to place an item on Course Reserve? Contact Stephanie Kerns at (312) 503-1201 for further information on submitting reserves.

 


The Galter Library offers monthly classes in PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, EndNote, and more.

See our current class schedule



 

We can also accommodate requests for training and consultations for individuals and groups, either at the library or at your office/department on the Chicago campus.

Email the Education Team or call (312) 503-8109

 

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