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The next Med Moth is Wednesday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 11:49

Mark your calendars for the next installment of Med Moth, happening this week on Wednesday, March 20th at 6:30 p.m. in the Albert Sherman Center Multi-Purpose Room (Cafeteria)! Med Moth is an event based on The Moth Story Hour where 6-8 members of the UMass Chan Community (SOM, GSN, GSBS, and Baystate) share stories for 5-10 minutes each. Each talk is about the speaker's journey into medicine, meaningful patient encounters, or other experiences that have shaped their personal or professional identity in health care.

Book display for Women's History Month, March 2024 d8_admin Thu, 03/07/2024 - 13:44

In observance of Women's History Month, the Library is exhibiting selections from its collection. The list of e-books and print books is available at https://libraryguides.umassmed.edu/book-displays/womenshistory24. Print books are on display throughout the first floor of the Library.

Introduction to Systematic and Scoping Reviews grynochc Thu, 03/07/2024 - 10:38

Join us on Zoom on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 12-1pm for an introduction to systematic and scoping reviews. Registration is now open!

Have you heard of systematic and scoping reviews, but maybe you’re not sure what goes into one? This webinar will provide you with an introduction to the basics of these reviews. We’ll also discuss how to use the Library’s Systematic Review Service to make the process more productive and give you better results.

R Café March Gathering grynochc Thu, 03/07/2024 - 10:26

The next R Café gathering will take place on Friday, March 15 from 12-1pm Online. Please RSVP to let us know you'll be joining us and how much coffee and how many cookies to bring.

This month's agenda:

Book talk by Lucy Candib and Will Miller, March 6 from 6-8 p.m.

Friday, March 1, 2024 - 10:05

On Wednesday, March 6, 2024 from 6-8 p.m. in the Lazare Auditorium (S1-607), UMass Chan Medical School, you are invited to come and engage with longtime UMass Chan faculty member Lucy Candib, and her co-author Will Miller around their book Family Doctors Say Goodbye.

This will be an interactive discussion with the authors about transitions in medicine and how one eventually winds down a career.

Scholarly work by Library staff on display

Monday, February 26, 2024 - 10:57

Our Library Staff will begin to display our various posters and other scholarly works by the printers in the Library. First in the rotation is from our Research & Scholarly Communication Librarians: Sally Gore, Lisa Palmer, Tess Grynoch, and Leah Honor. “Research output of Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences faculty: A visual review” will be on display for the next few weeks.

Computer classroom is closed on Monday, February 26 d8_admin Mon, 02/26/2024 - 08:06

The Library’s first floor Computer Classroom will be closed, Monday, February 26, 2024, for hardware and software upgrades. Noise from necessary drilling will be kept to a minimum. Please remember that the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Library are available for studying.

Library Service Desk will be closed on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 d8_admin Mon, 02/12/2024 - 17:43

Due to tomorrow's expected snowstorm, the Library Service desk will be closed Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Librarians will be working remotely and can be reached using the Ask a Librarian service.

Eligible UMass Chan/UMMHC badge access only to enter the Library (24/7). At this time the Library is not open to members of the public.