title: Establishing a new clinical informationist role in an academic health sciences center.
abstract: The concept of clinical informationists is not new, but has recently been gaining more widespread acceptance across the United States. This article describes the lessons and challenges learned from starting a new clinical informationist service targeted to internal medicine residents in a large academic medical center. Lessons included the need for becoming immersed in evidence-based practice fundamentals; becoming comfortable with the pace, realities, and topics encountered during clinical rounds; and needing organizational commitment to both the evidence-based practice paradigm and clinical informationist role. Challenges included adapting to organizational culture, resident burnout, and perceptions of information overload.
authors.affiliation: a Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University , Columbus , Ohio , USA.
authors.forename: Alison M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Aldrich
authors.forename: Stephanie J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Schulte
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D016245:Librarians; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024382:Professional Role; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: Academic health sciences libraries; clinical informationists; librarians; medical education; residents; roles; rounds