My sabbatical year has not been exclusively about scholarly activities. It’s also been about exploring new ideas, career directions and areas of expertise. I have learned a lot by re-examining my work, and my positionality at the UBC Library, and academia. However, I think I’m heading back to the hospital, and my work as a biomedical librarian. Here’s why:
Ten (10) Reasons Why I’m Returning to Hospital Librarianship
1. I enjoy physicians, nurses and pharmacists (and other hospital staff)
2. Patients and clinical care (because it matters)
3. The UBC Biomedical Branch Staff – Carol, Darko, Kim, Yuko (and a team of SLAIS students)
4. Medical information from circulation, reference services and document delivery (because they make a huge difference to patient care and medical research)
5. Vancouver hospital’s new Diamond Centre (because we earned it, after years in the dungeon in Heather Pavilion)
6. Medical students (who are really great, smart and our future carers)
7. Health librarians (because we, as a group of professionals, band/stick together)
8. Open Medicine journal (which I am really enjoying, and want to continue)
9. Hospital library spaces (always busy, fun, evolving)
10. Finally, because I’ve earned it.
Enough said. See you soon, Dean
Yvonne Chan
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I’m sure they’ll be just as glad to have you back Dean! Hope all is well on your end….
Yay! I am happy to hear that Dean. Glad to keep you in the profession!
Yup,
Good choice DG!
Thanks very much for that and for your well-wishes.
The process of applying for jobs outside of my chosen field was very interesting, but it affirmed my first love – for health librarianship. I am looking forward to returning to the hospital in January 2008.
Dean