Integrating Biomedical Informatics Into the Morehouse School of Medicine Library

Cynthia L. Henderson, MILS, AHIPDarlene P. Kelly, MSLS

Morehouse School of Medicine Library

HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute 2008

The Director and the Division Head for Information Services at the Morehouse School of Medicine Library

Applied for the NLM Biomedical Informatics Fellowship

Report on their experience

Highlight some of the issues

Leadership Usefulness


The scientific field that deals with the storage, retrieval, sharing, and optimal of biomedical information, data, and knowledge for problem solving and decision making.


Vanderbilt University Columbia University University of Utah Oregon Health Sciences University Indiana University University of Missouri University of Washington University of Minnesota University of Pittsburgh Johns Hopkins University


Cynthia L. Henderson Fall 2006◦ Library Director

Darlene P. Kelly Fall 2007◦ Division Head for Information Services


Assessment of credible online health information

Health Literacy Informed Consent Information Interventions Patient Controlled health records


Interactive health care over distance using information or telecommunications technology

A new twist on telemedicine due to an increase in HRSA Office for the advancement of Telehealth


Dr. Nerimiah Emmett The Library as a Hub

Bench to bedside and translational research

Correlate clinical data with research findings

Library as a vital and center of collaboration


The field of science in which biology, computer science and information technology merge into a single discipline.

The ultimate goal of the field is to enable the discovery of new biological insights and to create a global perspective from which unifying principles in biology can berecognized. (NCBI, 2007)


Good Clinical Practice standards

MSM is involved in a partnership

Improve health care in Georgia

An opportunity for collaboration and leadership


Information resources are making things better or worse

Guide improvements of resources

Validate needs

Evaluations in BioMedical Informatics (Health Informatics) by Charles P. Friedman


Definition …the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practices, research and learning. (CDC, 2007)


Talking Prescription Bottle ZigBee Gut Check MEMS Smart Bandage RFID Tags


Strategic health care information technology decisions

Development of new informatics course

Career enhancements

Increased knowledge


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Integrating Biomedical Informatics Into the Morehouse School of Medicine Library