Medical Informatics Section Members Awards

Accomplished members of the Medical Informatics Section receive MLA awards as the Best of 2007 in Philadelphia. http://www.mlanet.org/awards/awards_2007.html

Thomas G. Basler, FMLA, MUSC Library, Medical University of South Carolina-Charleston - Janet Doe Lectureship for 2008-unique perspective on the history or philosophy of medical librarianship

Elizabeth Connor, AHIP, Daniel Library, The Citadel, Charleston, SC, for "The Body Politic: The Contributions of Physician-Patriot Joseph Warren" - Murray Gottlieb Prize - best unpublished essay on the history of medicine and allied sciences written by a health sciences librarian.

Renata Geer, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD - Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award-outstanding practicing librarian or library educator in the field of health sciences librarianship and informatics. Demonstrates skills in one or more of the following areas: teaching, curriculum development, mentoring, research, or leadership in education at local, regional, or national levels.

Betsy L. Humphreys, AHIP, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD - Marcia C. Noyes Award - a career which has resulted in lasting, outstanding contributions to health sciences librarianship. The highest professional distinction of the Medical Library Association.

James Shedlock, AHIP, FMLA, Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL Patricia Thibodeau, AHIP, FMLA, Medical Center Library, Duke University, Durham, NC - MLA Fellows - sustained and outstanding contributions to health sciences librarianship and to the advancement of the purposes of MLA.

Rick Wallace, AHIP, Quillen College of Medicine Library, East Tennessee State University-Johnson City, and Alice Weber, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah-Salt Lake City - Continuing Education Award - develop knowledge of the theoretical, administrative, or technical aspects of librarianship.

Lisa Kruesi, Herston Medical Library, University of Queensland-Brisbane, Australia - Cunningham Memorial International Fellowships for 2008-health sciences librarian from a country outside the US and Canada, to observe and work in one or more medical libraries in the United States or Canada.

Michele R. Tennant, AHIP, Health Science Center Libraries and Genetics Institute, University of Florida-Gainesville - David A. Kronick Traveling Fellowship - travels to three or more medical libraries in the United States or Canada, to study a specific aspect of health information management. AND Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship - research aimed at expanding the research knowledgebase, linking the information services provided by librarians to improved health care and advances in biomedical research

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