Name: Myrna Y. Uyengco-Harooch
Institution: Adventist Health White Memorial 
Title: Medical Librarian
Brief description of what you do/your responsibilities at your institution.
I am an EBSCO employee contracted to serve as Medical Librarian for Adventist Health White Memorial. I assist members of the health care team to locate, evaluate and use information, manage the flow of information on action items identified by hospital committees as needing literature reviews, provide newest guidelines and information to update protocols, new standards and toolkits and maintain the historical archives and artifacts of the hospital and provide information as needed.
Why is MLGSCA important to you?
Joining professional organizations such as MLGSCA offers development opportunities and connection with other members in our field. It shows my commitment to the advancement of our profession and through such connection provide valuable assistance and information in my work.
Why did you become a librarian?
Part of my growing up was spent in the library. I wanted to be a investigative reporter searching for answers to a question, and the next best thing is being a research librarian. I love being able to give the right answers to the right person at the right time.
What was your first library job or professional position?
High School Librarian
What is your advice to someone new to medical librarianship?
Know your patron which will lead you to give the best response to their request.
What has been the most interesting project you have worked on?
Everyday and every request in a teaching and training medical center is always interesting and important when in my own small contribution I'm able to help patients and the hospital in general by giving them updated guidelines that will contribute to the policy and clinical protocols they make.
My most interesting project aside from the clinical aspect is I research, collected, scan, identify and organize the various photos, records of the history of the hospital and a member of 3 responsible for the creation of AHWM Historical Panel by Decades now displayed in the hospital.
What do you consider to be the most pressing issues or trends in librarianship?
Most of the Librarians are now at their retirement age and not a lot of the the new generation sees the importance of a library/librarian in this age of the internet. They think that they can do without the help of the librarians and libraries.
What is something you have on your bucket list?
Prepare the AHWM for my retirement next year.
What do you do in your spare time for fun, or to relax?
Read romance/suspense books to relax, that is sooo different from the daily books/journals I read during work . Power nap; camping
What is the best thing you have read/watched/listened to recently?
Any book by Sharon Sala....I read the whole book in 1 sitting ...even staying up the whole night
Describe yourself in five words.
Positive ; Love of family; persistent; kind, honest
Is there anything about you that others would be surprised to know?
I am an active member of my Parish Church as a Eucharistic Minister. I am super kind to my family to a fault
What are you most proud of?
I have a wonderful husband and that difference in religion doesn't matter when God is the center of our lives. Sending my eldest niece from Kinder to Pharmacy up to College of Medicine.
