With over 30 years as an emergency responder, Richard Brooks has seen more than his share of people in danger—from fires, suffocating plumes of smoke and ash, spreading puddles of unknown noxious liquids and more. No matter how low or high-tech the approach to such emergencies, he says the challenge first responders always face is…
Five Associate Fellows and one International Associate Fellow have begun a year of post-graduate training in the National Library of Medicine Associate Fellowship Program. The popular program prepares librarians for leadership roles in health sciences libraries and in health services research and is considered by many to be a “launch pad” in their careers. The…
It’s barely nine in the morning and the temperature already is close to 90 degrees, but that’s not stopping a dedicated group of volunteer gardeners at the National Library of Medicine. The volunteers, most of them in their 70s and 80s, come to the Library once a week to watch over an herb garden that…
2009-2010 Associate Fellows After spending a year at the National Library of Medicine, the 2009-2010 NLM Associate Fellows are moving on. Three are starting the optional second year of the program, and one has taken a full-time job. The Associate Fellowship program prepares librarians for leadership roles in health sciences libraries and health services research.…
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