Medical Librarian Career
People commonly think of librarians working in public libraries and schools, but some also have careers working in hospitals, medical centers and medical research facilities. These librarians are called medical or health science librarians, and they are health information providers to both staff and patients.
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Education
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A medical librarian needs a master's degree in library science, and she usually has additional education in the medical field, sometimes even an additional graduate degree.
Information Organizers
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A medical librarian career involves organizing extensive library resources including books, CD-ROMs, audiovisual material and professional journals. Medical librarians also maintain computer databases of bibliographies and other information.
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Information Providers
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Medical librarians provide published resources about new medical treatments, clinical studies, and procedures and diagnostic tests to allied health professionals including doctors, nurses and technologists.
Training Staff
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These librarians also train medical staff to use software programs and online resources, so staff members can perform computer research and find the most up-to-date information.
Assisting Patients
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Additionally, medical librarians show patients how to search the Internet for pertinent and current medical information which they may not have access to outside of the facility.
Salary
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According to the Medical Library Association, the average yearly salary for medical librarians in 2005 was about $58,000.
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