Professional Development Committee Annual Report
2001-2002

1. Plan and implement one MLA/CE course or equivalent.

And/OR

2. Provide "Lunch ‘n Learn" (brown bag) sessions prior to MDMLG meetings, when relevant.

3. Plan and implement one class conducted for support staff of MDMLG institutional members.

4. Prepare a projected budget; submit an expense report for 2001-2002 fiscal year.

5. Prepare an annual report.

6. Submit pertinent committee materials to the MDMLG archives.

7. Monitor current issues pertinent to professional medical librarians and convey this information to the membership in a timely, appropriate format.

Marilyn Kostrzewski, chair (2003)
Diana Balint (2003)
Diane Lebar (2003)
Mary Ann Koltuniak (2002)
Sandra Martin (2002)

The professional development committee planned and implemented 5CE programs and one Lunch ‘Learn session for professional and/or support staff in the 2001/2002, plus providing information on a regional MLA CE offering. Following are the highlights:

A Lunch ‘N Learn was held in November, at Genesys Regional Medical Center, concerning the MLA benchmarking project. Jill Van Buskirk, MLA educator, presented the program.

Many MDMLG members attended the MLA sponsored a teleconference, "Sync or Swim: Managing the Flood of PDAs in Health Care", on February 6, 2002, in Ann Arbor for 1.5 CEs.

MDMLG cosponsored a 4-hour MLA CE, with Swets Blackwell entitled Virtual Collection Development, on Tuesday, March 6, at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn, with 32 participants attending. Jane Pearlmutter, School of Library and Information, University of Wisconsin taught the program. In addition, Swets Blackwell provided an informational luncheon. Participation fee was $35.00

An OVID Applications Training 4 hour MLA CE class was offered on Tuesday, April 23, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, at the Shiffman Medical Library at Wayne State University. The presenter was Anne Gervais, Training Manager at Ovid Technologies. OVID Rep. Bob Morrisey provided a bountiful luncheon with 33 registrants participating in the complimentary CE program.

Three NLM continuing education classes will be sponsored by MDMLG in June at the Shiffman Medical Library, at Wayne State University. Keeping Up with PubMed (7.5 MLA CEs) will be offered on Monday, June 10, Toxnet on the WEB, (7.0 MLA CEs) will be offered on Tuesday, June 11 and Introduction to PubMed (11.5 MLA CEs) will be offered on Wednesday & Thursday, June 12 and 13.

All these programs were accomplished with a cost to the organization of $725.00, offset by a profit of $1120.00.

Ellen Marks and Sandra Martin have been very helpful in accommodating our computer needs at the Shiffman library computer labs at no cost to the organization. Keep this wonderful facility in mind as you plan future technology classes. The lab has 28 computers with excellent teacher accessories.

Valerie Reid has been invaluable in keeping the MDMLG web page updated with all the CE possibilities, plus all the related registration and directional information. This is a great avenue to utilize in promoting our activities.

Possible ideas for 2002-2003:

Stat REF maybe interested in supporting a CE class in the fall.
QuickDoc training/update sessions as the product is finalized
Infotrac informational session for the support staff
Yearly NLM update and intro classes

Lunch ‘N Learn Ideas:

The changing reference services at Beaumont-RO
How we are all coping with continuous budgeting and cost cutting measures
What’s new and interesting in your library?
How institutions are handling Intra and Inter net websites.
"How did you handle that" type of discussions

Respectfully submitted,

Marilyn S. Kostrzewski, Chair
May 2002

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