Establishing a New Clinical Informationist Role in an Academic Health Sciences Center
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clinical informationistacademic medical center
librarian roles
health sciences librarianship
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2014-04Metadata
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Taylor & FrancisCitation:
Aldrich, A. M., & Schulte, S. J. (2014). Establishing a New Clinical Informationist Role in an Academic Health Sciences Center. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 33(2), 136–146. doi:10.1080/02763869.2014.897511Abstract:
The concept of clinical informationists is not new, but has recently been gaining more widespread acceptance across the United States. This article describes the lessons and challenges learned from starting a new clinical informationist service targeted to internal medicine residents in a large academic medical center. Lessons included the need for becoming immersed in evidence-based practice fundamentals; becoming comfortable with the pace, realities, and topics encountered during clinical rounds; and needing organizational commitment to both the evidence-based practice paradigm and clinical informationist role. Challenges included adapting to organizational culture, resident burnout, and perceptions of information overload.
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Medical Reference Services Quarterly on April 2014, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/02763869.2014.897511.Items in Knowledge Bank are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.