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Oct

19

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More Than a Library: Building Health Literacy in San Diego’s East County

Posted by on October 19th, 2026 0 comments Tags: , , , , , ,

We thank Holland Kessinger, Head Librarian at the Grossmont Healthcare District’s Health & Wellness Library, for this post where she shares about the many ways the library provides quality health information to the public and building health literacy skills. You’ll be inspired to learn about the amazing services the library offers to the East County… Read More »

Posted in: Consumer Health, Guest Post, Health Literacy, Health Observances, Medical Librarians, News from Network Members

Mar

04

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Finding (and Pushing) the Boundaries: Writing Assignment Support for Our Nursing Students

Posted by on March 4th, 2026 0 comments Tags: , ,

NNLM Region 5 is highlighting the medical librarians in our region. We thank Carrie Fry, an Associate Professor and Nursing and Health Science Librarian at the University of San Diego’s Helen K. and James S. Copley Library, for sharing how she supports nursing students in their writing. What is the role of the academic health-science… Read More »

Posted in: Guest Post, Medical Librarians, News from Network Members

Feb

03

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Continuous Improvement in Library Instruction

Posted by on February 3rd, 2026 0 comments Tags: , , ,

NNLM Region 5 is highlighting the medical librarians in our region. We thank Jennifer Lantrip, Health Sciences Student Success Librarian at Pacific University in Forest Grove, OR, for sharing how she integrates library instruction into the health sciences programs. Part of my work as an academic health sciences librarian is collaborating with faculty to integrate… Read More »

Posted in: Guest Post, Medical Librarians, Training & Education

Jan

05

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The path to Health Science Librarianship is paved with… supportive Health Science Librarians!

Posted by on January 5th, 2026 0 comments Tags: , ,

Though National Medical Librarians Month has passed, we are continuing to celebrate the medical librarians in the NNLM Region 5. We thank Ekaterini Papadopoulou, Health Science Librarian at Seattle University, sharing her path in health science librarianship and encouraging others to consider the profession. I didn’t set out to become a medical or health science… Read More »

Posted in: Guest Post, Medical Librarians

Dec

03

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From Nursing to Librarianship

Posted by on December 3rd, 2025 0 comments Tags: , ,

Though National Medical Librarians Month has passed, we are continuing to celebrate the medical librarians in the NNLM Region 5. We thank Frances Chu, Medical Librarian at Providence Health & Services, for sharing her career journey. Why become a librarian? That is a question that has been asked of me since becoming a librarian in… Read More »

Posted in: Guest Post, Medical Librarians

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