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Category Archives: About the Library
Available Online: Virtual Connections, MSK Library Report 2020 – 2021
I am delighted to present to our readers and library users our Library Report, highlighting staff accomplishments for 2020 and 2021. This report celebrates many of our successes and marks our progress over the last two years. We highlight key improvements to our operations and services, share client impact stories and metrics, and showcase library staff’s publications.
I am particularly proud of the client impact stories we selected to write about – how we listened to library users and MSK staff to craft our Library Strategic Plan and roadmap for the next three years, reimagined services to address workflows impacted by COVID-19, transitioned to an online training model, supported the Global Cancer Disparity Initiatives, continued to assist MSK authors, and shared information about the rise of preprint servers.
I hope this report will serve to spark interest in MSK staff to take a few moments to explore a new resource, service, or call us to collaborate on a team project. If you want to learn more about the MSK Library or the services we provide, do not hesitate to contact me.
Donna Gibson
Director, Library Services
Register Now for “A Seat for All: Communicating Health Equity and Research in a Digital World”
Join us and learn about Health Affairs’ Health Equity initiative aimed at increasing diversity among authors, identifying new voices, and addressing biases within their publishing process. Strategies for promoting research and the impact social media plays on disseminating health equity content will also be discussed.
In addition, there will be time for attendees to pose questions and contribute to an interactive conversation.
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2022
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM, EST
Location – Zoom Webinar – Register Now
Speakers
Dr. Vabren Watts, Director of Health Equity, Health Affairs
Dr. Vabren Watts is the Director of Equity at Health Affairs. He is an expert in health equity and a science and health journalist who has authored more than 300 articles about the latest advancements in medicine for news media outlets including the Philadelphia Inquirer, Psychiatric News, and WebMD.
Before joining Health Affairs, Dr. Watts served as advocate for health equity for marginalized and minority populations, having served as a spokesperson for the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, and the Deputy Director in the Division of Diversity and Health Equity at the American Psychiatric Association.
Dr. Watts received his Doctor of Philosophy in pharmacology from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN and completed his postdoctoral training in the Division of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Patti Sweet, Director of Digital Strategy, Health Affairs
Patti Sweet is the Direct of Digital Strategy at Health Affairs. She focuses on digital strategy and the ways in which Health Affairs can promote itself and its content in digital spaces and to diverse audiences.
She built her career working in digital marketing agencies and volunteering with service organizations and nonprofits, with half of her work based in London and the other half in the US. Patti received her bachelor’s degree in International Studies and Spanish from Michigan State University, and she holds a master’s degree from the Hult International Business School in London.