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Item Connecting with GME: Building on previous efforts, structuring outreach, and increasing engagement with Graduate Medical Education(2022-05-05) Stumpff, Julia C.Background: After intermittent outreach to Graduate Medical Education (GME) residents, fellows, and faculty, a medical school library assigned one librarian to be the liaison to GME. After designating a GME liaison, engagement with GME students and departments improved with increased numbers of orientations. Further outreach approaches were diversified and designed to meet the needs of students, staff and faculty. An MLA 2020 poster highlighted the lack of literature about GME liaison librarians and their experiences. This paper provides a variety of ideas for librarians who want to connect with GME stakeholders in a medical school. Description: Previous outreach to the GME consisted of tabling during general new resident orientations, email offers for library orientations sent to resident coordinators, and regular search consultations provided to two departments' residents who lead journal clubs. To increase contact, the liaison librarian expanded previous efforts by designing a robust multipronged outreach approach, including: scheduling earlier communication to GME departments, providing updated lists of contacts to departmental liaisons, collecting and sharing GME news and information with other liaisons, reaching out to newly-established residencies across the state, working with colleagues to develop a scholarly publishing research guide, establishing a regular class with Family Medicine residents, and implementing assessment of resident library orientations. When GME general orientations were held online during the pandemic, a Zoom room was created and an interactive handout was developed. Interaction was incentivized with "swag bags" sent through campus mail. Conclusions: In 2018, seven sessions with new residents were provided after twenty-seven emails to 27 GME departments were sent in June. After tracking email timing 2018-2020, the GME liaison determined that communication sent March-April before residents arrive in June received the most responses from resident coordinators. In 2021, GME departmental information and tracking sheets were reorganized to better match liaison departmental areas. Forty GME departments were contacted via 48 individualized emails (including follow-up emails to non-responders), and 16 library orientations were scheduled for new residents and fellows. During the pandemic, more than thirty-seven residents and fellows attended the library's general orientation Zoom room in 2020. Twenty-nine residents and fellows interacted with the library's ORCiD handout in 2021. Additional GME initiatives since 2019 include: a Scholarly Publishing Research Guide, a Family Medicine Scholarship Rotation instruction, and GME Scholarship tracking projects.Item Creating a curriculum based library instruction plan for medical students(Rowman & Littlefield, 2014) Blevins, Amy E.[Excerpt] There are multiple situations in which a librarian may find themselves creating a multi-session or longitudinal curriculum-based library instruction program. Maybe you’ve been hoping to do just this very thing for a while, or you stepped into the shoes of a librarian that did this before you, or possibly you’re finding your motivation from an external force. You might be facing this challenge with years of teaching experience or not. No matter what the situation, this chapter will provide tips and strategies for developing a well-rounded library instruction program that focuses on the use of both information literacy skills and evidence based practice principles.Item Enhancing resident scholarship with a library partnership.(2022-04-28) Stumpff, Julia C.; Delbridge, Emilee J.; Vetter, Cecelia J.Introduction: The ACGME requires that residents understand and participate in scholarly activities in order to meet graduation requirements. Although library support had historically been available to residents, there was no evidence that this resource was utilized in the past. The Family Medicine residency utilizes the library partnership in order to educate residents about the most effective methods to search for relevant literature and provide residents with an overview of pertinent library resources, including how to access full-text articles. A couple of years ago, the presenters developed a curriculum to provide residents with education on library resources, so that residents could effectively complete their scholarly activities by utilizing evidence-based literature. Study Objective: The study objective was to gather data from residents who have received education on IUSM library resources in order to describe what residents learned and what they identify are future educational needs. Methods: During 2 academic years, 23 second-year residents attended a one-hour library instruction session while on their scholarship rotation. Thirteen residents attended a session during October – February of the first academic year, and 10 residents attended a session during August – November of the second academic year. The goals for the session were that residents would: learn the basics of searching for literature on a topic, become familiar with library resources, and begin searching for literature related to their individual scholarly projects. This cross-sectional study used an 8-question survey given to all second and third-year residents at the end of the second year that the library instruction sessions were implemented. Results: Thirteen of the 23 residents responded to the survey (57%). Five of the respondents (38%) were second-year residents, and 8 of the respondents (62%) were third-year residents. All 13 residents responded that they learned about library resources during the session, and 11 residents said they learned the basics of searching for literature on a topic. Eight residents responded that they learned how to get access to full-text articles. Seven residents also responded that having a second session after the project is further along would be useful to them, and 6 residents responded that citation information would be useful for the librarians to cover. Conclusions: Results of the cross-sectional survey indicated that the goal of increasing residents' knowledge about library resources was met. As a result of the library instruction, residents used what they learned when searching for articles and when accessing the full-text of articles. Feedback from the survey suggested that an additional session and more instruction on citation information would be helpful. Future scholarship sessions will be modified to include an introduction to citation management software, and an additional session will be scheduled during the third core to focus more in-depth on citation management software, keyword searching, and any other questions residents may have. Pre-& post-tests to evaluate residents' change in confidence when literature searching and managing citations during their scholarly project will be implemented.Item Health Information for Your Patients(2023-03-24) Vetter, Cecelia J.; Pieczko, Brandon T.This workshop is targeted at healthcare providers to teach them how to find consumer health information (resources created to help the public understand health conditions). Participants will walk away with a resource list of health information freely available on the web and targeted at an audience with limited health literacy. Whether working with patients or fielding health questions from friends and family, healthcare professionals will leave this class with a list of free resources to share. Learning objectives include identify websites by local and national governments with consumer health information; locate consumer health resources in languages other than English on MedlinePlus; and locate information on genetic conditions for patients and familiesItem How Do Medical Students Approach Critical Appraisal? Results from a Mixed-Methods Study(2023-05-19) Menard, Laura M.; Blevins, Amy E.; Vetter, Cecelia J.; Trujillo, Daniel J.OBJECTIVES: Our research team wanted to find out what principles and best practices medical students use when prompted by a clerkship assignment to complete a critical appraisal of an article of their choosing. Our hypothesis was that, outside of a structured classroom environment, many students would default to more basic literature evaluation strategies or even apply proxies for methodological rigor such as journal reputation or peer review status of a study. METHODS: All first-year clerkship students at the School of Medicine are required to complete a patient-focused evidence-based medicine (EBM) assignment during their Internal Medicine clerkship. A team of three librarians and one statistician undertook a mixed-methods approach to identify and quantify themes that emerged in the text of one year's worth of these assignments (n=343). A mixed method research approach was implemented to gain a greater understanding of the EBM principles and best practices that students reference in their assignments. Within this approach a qualitative content analysis was conducted, followed by a quantitative analysis of patterns within the sample. The research team used first- and second cycle coding and a collaboratively developed code list of nine major codes to ensure accuracy and standardization. Additionally, the research team's statistician implemented an inter-rater reliability plan and examined inter-class correlations to ensure grading consistency across team members and student assignments. Once all assignments had been coded, the team used statistical analysis to find correlations between codes as well as frequency of code application within the sample in order to identify five major critical appraisal themes which emerged in the students' assignments. RESULTS: After a rigorous coding process, several codes and related themes emerged. The research team identified nine main codes and five major themes. These themes are as follows: Theme 1: Comparing the study population to the patient being treated and recommending a course of action Theme 2: Identifying study type and position in hierarchy of evidence Theme 3: Identifying proxies for study quality, including provenance and timeliness of chosen study Theme 4: Summarizing study methodology and results Theme 5: Attempting a critical appraisal of chosen study Additionally, we identified correlations between themes as well as frequency of application in the sample. CONCLUSIONS: A few notable results from our analysis of this sample are the frequency with which students were able to summarize the results of their chosen study and apply what they had learned to patient care (54.5% and 46.9% of all assignments, respectively). However, a notable number of students (35.2%) incorrectly used journal reputation, peer review status, h-index, impact factor, or similar metric, as a proxy for critical appraisal without engaging with the study methodology. This indicates that there is a need for further education and engagement with clerkship directors regarding the utility and application of EBM skills in the clinical curriculum.Item Impact of Covid-19 on Academic Health Sciences Library Programs and Services: Lessons Learned(2022-03-17) Whipple, Elizabeth C.; Ragon, Bart; Rethlefsen, Melissa L.Our research team conducted longitudinal surveys of academic health sciences library leaders to record the impact of COVID-19 on their library programs and services over time: April 2020, August 2020, and February 2021. Our multi-modal analysis highlights lessons learned in the context of new service models, new opportunities, skills needed, wellness as an integral necessity, and policy considerations for libraries. Overwhelmingly, libraries were successful in providing many services remotely and will continue in some variation thereof. Libraries also experimented with new configurations of space, staffing models, and reduced hours. New opportunities abounded to demonstrate the expertise of our profession: educational expertise and course development to support medical education; collaboration with institutional and external partners for COVID-19 information gathering, analysis, and dissemination; remote learning support; and library space upgrades or space utilization by external groups for COVID-19 support. Flexibility, agility, adaptability, and resiliency were repeatedly mentioned as skills needed to both support one another and to provide continuity of services. The needs related to wellness morphed over time, as many libraries were initially in “support” mode for their staff and navigating ways to connect with one another, both personally and professionally; later on, wellness concerns underscored anxiety over returning to work. Additionally, some libraries consciously began discussions regarding equity, both around acknowledging financial disparities among staff, and the inequity in current library staffing structures. As libraries moved out of acute crisis mode, many recognized the need for better policies around topics such as remote work, technology needs, and disaster preparedness.Item Negotiation strategies to empower you in work & life: A virtual workshop(2023-03-29) Macy, Katharine V.Librarians negotiate salaries, workloads, vendor contracts, pricing, authorship, and more, yet few have opportunities to learn effective negotiation strategies. If you negotiate as part of your job or are interested in improving your skills in personal negotiation, this opportunity to learn negotiation skills from an expert and experienced trainer is for you. In this highly interactive course, Katharine Macy, MBA, MLIS--a veteran negotiation trainer and primary investigator of an IMLS-funded project to develop curricula and open educational negotiation resources for librarians and library students--will introduce you to best practices in negotiation strategies and guide you in practicing your new skills in library-based case study role plays. This course is based on the hugely successful workshop Katharine presented at MLA '22. You’ll learn a principled approach to negotiation that considers the interests of both parties and seeks win-win agreements. You’ll learn how to create and execute a negotiation plan, analyze a deal and plan strategies, choose tactics, manage problematic behaviors, and identify the important Zone of Possible Agreement (ZOPA). You’ll begin the course with a set of case studies and role assignments available a week before the first session. After an hour or so of preparation between sessions, you’ll be ready to conduct role play negotiations in which you’ll apply the negotiation framework you learned in the first session. You’ll leave the course with skills you can use to better advocate for your institution and yourself, more empowered to ask for what you need, and more comfortable saying no.Item Ruth Lilly Medical Library History of Medicine Archives Intern(2023-12-08) Thomas-Fennelly, AdamPoster presented at the 2023 Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering Capstone Showcase on December 8, 2023.Item The scholarly activity of GME trainees: Early stages of a research project analyzing publication patterns(2022-05-05) Stumpff, Julia C.Poster presents the process author undertook during first nine months of a Medical Library Association Research Training Institute. Final objective: We will examine the publication patterns of residents, fellows, and graduate students at a large medical school in the Midwest. Methods: We will use a set of Graduate Medical Education (GME) trainees who graduated 2018-2019 in order to examine their publication productivity as well as to analyze in which journals they publish and which journals they cite in their reference lists.Item Strategic Planning with Multitype Libraries in the Community(1997-07) Gall, Carole Francq; Miller, Ellen G.Medical libraries are discovering that ongoing collaboration in fundraising with other types of community libraries is mutually beneficial. Such partnerships may lead to joint grants, increase library visibility and access to decision makers, allow participation in community information networks, and provide leverage in additional fundraising projects. These partnerships have the potential to raise the profile of libraries. The accompanying community recognition for the parent organization may create a positive image, draw patients to the health center, and position the library and institution for future success in fundraising. Within institutions, development officers may become allies, mentors, and beneficiaries of the medical librarian's efforts. For a planned approach to community outreach with extra funding as the major objective, busy medical library administrators need guidelines. Standard participative techniques were applied to strategic planning by Indianapolis libraries to help achieve successful community outreach and to write joint statements of mission, vision, goals, and objectives.