Postgraduate training in Public Health Medicine: St George's Hospital Medical School Library Public Health Information Service

This article examines the development of the St George's Hospital Medical School Library public health information service. Begun in 1997 as a pilot project to support Public Health Specialist Registrars in South Thames West, it is now an established part of postgraduate training in the region....

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Published in:Health information and libraries journal 2001-03, Vol.18 (1), p.38-44
Main Authors: Rook, Rosemary, Adshead, Fiona
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cooperative Behavior
Education, Graduate
Environmental health
Health administration
Hospitals, University - organization & administration
Humans
Information Services - organization & administration
Information work
Job Description
Librarians
Libraries, Hospital - economics
Libraries, Hospital - manpower
Libraries, Hospital - organization & administration
London University, UK
Medical libraries
Models, Educational
Postgraduate students
Public Health - education
Schools, Medical - organization & administration
St George's Hospital Medical School
United Kingdom
University libraries
Users
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Summary:This article examines the development of the St George's Hospital Medical School Library public health information service. Begun in 1997 as a pilot project to support Public Health Specialist Registrars in South Thames West, it is now an established part of postgraduate training in the region. An outline of the service is described, including the evolution of the post of Public Health Librarian. Issues influencing the development of the service, and the establishment of the Librarian as part of the public health network are discussed. This is a transferable model of public health information provision, which as a centralized resource makes best use of available funding. As a LIS model it is an effective and efficient way of maximizing resources, and delivering a service to a specialist user group that is spread across a wide geographical area.
ISSN:1471-1834
1471-1842
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2532.2001.00307.x