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• Monthly AC Meeting

  • Start
    Thursday, July 11, 2024
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  • End
    Thursday, June 05, 2025
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  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

  Monthly AC Meeting

  The AC Meets on the first Thursday of the month at 10 am Pacific Time on Zoom.

  Agenda and Minutes will be sent prior to the meetings.
  

  
  

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• Coffee Chat

  • Start
    Friday, July 12, 2024
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  • End
    Friday, June 13, 2025
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  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

  Coffee Chats will be held on the 3rd Friday at 9 am Pacific Time in 2025 (unless noted*).
  

  Dates and topics:

  July 12	Summer Social: share your summer plans.
  Aug 9	Engaging New Users: Share Your Successful (and Not so Successful) Outreach Tips
  Sep 13	Get to Know Your 2024-2025 MLGSCA Advisory Council
  Oct 11
  Nov 8	Workshops: How to get buy in and attendance
  Dec 13	Grants & Awards: Available from MLGSCA and other organizations
  Jan 24	Interview tips & practice and salary negotiation
  Feb 21	Graphic Medicine, medical humanities, and patient voices
  Mar 21	Wraparound "Approaches to Trauma-Informed Medical Librarianship" chat
  Apr 18	Tips for attending MLA for the first time & How to get more active in MLA
  May 23	Advice and resources for new health science librarians
  Jun 13*	Hospital and academic librarians – Learn about each other’s roles and find ways to partner together

  Have suggestions for future Coffee Chat topics? Let us know on Padlet: https://padlet.com/davcarso/coffee-chat-topic-suggestions-lzeelkp86sa8756h.

  Coffee chat Zoom link:
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• Membership Committee Meetings

  • Start
    Wednesday, August 07, 2024
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  • End
    Wednesday, July 02, 2025
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  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

  The Membership Committee meets monthly on the 1^st Wednesday from 2:00 to 3:00 pm Pacific time.

  The Membership Committee plans social activities and works with librarians and librarian students to promote medical librarianship and MLGSCA.
  

  Contact Sunny McGowan McGowan.Sunny@scrippshealth.org or CJ Garcia cjgarcia@creighton.edu if interested in attending the meetings.

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• CE Programming Committee Meetings

  • Start
    Monday, August 19, 2024
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  • End
    Monday, May 19, 2025
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  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

  The CE/Programming Committee meets monthly on the 3^rd Monday of the month at 10 am Pacific time over Zoom. 

  Our kick-off meeting will be Monday Aug. 19^th at 10 am PDT/MST. We will be planning a Fall CE as well as other programming for the year. Please join us if you have ideas and would like to help.

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• Research Committee

  • Start
    Friday, September 20, 2024
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  • End
    Friday, May 16, 2025
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Teams

  The MLGSCA Research Committee holds virtual meeting to discuss the research grant & research topics of interest to the members.

  Meetings usually occur on the 4th Friday of the month at 11am. Our first meeting, on September 20, 2024 at 11am PT, is open to all MLGSCA members and will be a brainstorm and planning session for the fiscal year. Topics to discuss include the research award, MLA research caucus, relevant workshops, areas of interest, and opportunities for collaboration.

  NOTE! Cancelled Research Committee Meetings on 1/24; 2/21; 3/28; 5/16 instead we will be holding Research Chats on all of those dates.

  
  

  Contact Amy Nadell Amy.Nadell@bannerhealth.com with questions

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• Web Committee Meeting

  • Start
    Tuesday, November 12, 2024
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  • End
    Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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  • Schedule
    7 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

  The Web Committee meets monthly on the 2nd Tuesday from 10:00-11:00AM Pacific Time.

  The Web Committee coordinates the website content, social media activity, and the email listserv in order to promote medical librarianship and MLGSCA.

  Contact Adorée Makusztak if you are interested in joining meetings.

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• Research Chats

  • Start
    Friday, January 31, 2025
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  • End
    Friday, May 16, 2025
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    Teams

  The MLGSCA Research Chats are scheduled for 2025. We hope you join us for these informal discussions to share ideas and get feedback.  

  Our first Research Chat will occur on January 24 at 11am PT/12pm MT.

  
  

  Topic: Review Search String
  

  Discussion lead: Amy Nadell

  Date & Time: Friday, January 31, 2025 @ 11am PT/12pm MT

  
  

  Topic: Promote Your Research
  

  Discussion lead: Ivan Portillo

  Date & Time: Friday, February 21, 2025 @ 11am PT/12pm MT

  
  

  Topic: Research Data Management
  

  Discussion lead: Carolann Curry

  Date & Time: Friday, March 28, 2025 @ 11am PT/11am AZ Time

  
  

  Topic: Alternative Research Presentation (Comics, Games, Art, etc.)

  Discussion lead: Sarah Tillery

  Date & Time: May 16, 2025 @ 11am PT/11am AZ Time

   

  Future meetings are scheduled in the chapter calendar.

  Contact Amy Nadell Amy.Nadell@bannerhealth.com with questions

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• Tour of the Mayo Clinic Phoenix Campus Libraries

  • When
    Thursday, February 20, 2025
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    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    Mayo Clinic Hospital Lobby, Blvd 1, 5777 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, Az 85054

  
  

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• Approaches to Trauma-Informed Medical Librarianship

  • When
    Thursday, March 13, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    98

  CE presented by MLGSCA

  "Approaches to Trauma-Informed Medical Librarianship"

  Date/Time: March 13th, 2025; 10:00 - 11:30 am PDT/MST

  Cost: Free MLGSCA Members; $25 non-members

  MLA CE: 1.5

  Description:

  Abuse, neglect, and other traumatic life events are commonplace today. In this webinar, you’ll learn what being trauma-informed can do for you in the workplace and how a trauma-informed approach can help you serve patrons more sensitively and effectively.

  You’ll gain an understanding of trauma, trauma-informed librarianship, and of the importance of trauma-informed health sciences librarianship. Through interactive activities, you’ll explore trauma-informed strategies and begin to develop your own trauma-informed way of working with patrons and colleagues.

  Learning outcomes:

  By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize and apply key concepts of trauma
  • Reflect on integrating trauma-informed librarianship into their work as a health information professional
  • Begin to develop their own trauma-informed toolkit of strategies to use in the workplace

  Presenter:
  

  

  Lorin Jackson, MA, MI (she/they), serves as the Assistant Director of the Holman Biotech Commons at the University of Pennsylvania and as an Adjunct Professor at Syracuse University’s iSchool. Lorin has spent the past 15 years championing inclusivity and diversity in educational, nonprofit, and library environments, with a particular focus on supporting individuals from underrepresented backgrounds. As a published author, Lorin’s work highlights critical topics such as critical librarianship, trauma-informed practices, equitable access to library services, and cultivating compassionate leadership. In recognition of their contributions to the field, Lorin was among recipients of the Medical Library Association’s President’s Award in 2024 for her contributions to the Be Well Initiative.

  
  

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