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Judy M Spak, MLS

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Head of Academic Research and Education
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Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

333 Cedar Street, P.O. Box 208014

New Haven, CT 06520

United States

About

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Head of Academic Research and Education

Biography

As Head of Academic Research and Education at the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, I provide expert research assistance and collaborate with faculty and learners on a broad range of topics. I am particularly interested in health professions education scholarship and the role of librarians in teaching and assessing the evidence-based information-seeking skills of trainees. I am also interested in healthcare and education topics related to the LGBTQIA+ population. I collaborate on evidence and knowledge syntheses projects by providing expert searching and methodological expertise. The Academic Research and Education team supports the Yale School of Medicine, the Physician Associate program, the Online Physician Assistant program, the Yale School of Public Health, and the Yale School of Nursing and provides exceptional research and education services to the health sciences community at Yale.

When not at work, I enjoy playing with my Pembroke Welsh Corgi, watching hockey, and knitting.

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Education & Training

MLS
Southern Connecticut State University, Master of Library Science (1996)
BA
Hofstra University, Humanities with New College Honors in the Humanities (1985)

Research

Overview

I provide training for faculty, trainees, and staff on issues related to health professions education scholarship and collaborate with researchers on these projects. I also teach at the national and local level as part of the AAMC Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) program.

Medical Research Interests

Competency-Based Education; Education, Medical, Continuing; Education, Medical, Graduate; Education, Medical, Undergraduate; Systematic Review; Systematic Reviews as Topic

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Judy M Spak's published research.

Publications

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2007

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Morse College

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    Academic Medicine

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    BMC Medical Education

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    Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee

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    Pre-Clerkship Review Subcommittee

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Contacts

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Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

333 Cedar Street, P.O. Box 208014

New Haven, CT 06520

United States