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Celebrate National Medical Librarians Month! Meet our Informationist, Jessica Garsed
"I like how every day is different: there are a variety of roles that I perform and audiences that I interact with on any given day.” Jess Garsed, MLS
Jessica Garsed, MLIS, Clinical Informationist, Central Region, provides education, literature review, and curriculum information resource consultations for the Residency and Fellowship programs in the Central and Western Regions and the Geisinger School of Nursing at Lewistown.
Jessica works with the Medical Genetics team, participating in their weekly clinical meeting. Each week, she locates scientific literature to assist with the diagnosis of children with genetic conditions. She also identifies resources to help the team counsel these patients and their family regarding their treatment options and planning for future developments.
What clients are saying about Jess’s literature searching and workshops:
“WOW! This is really amazing and thorough. Thank you so much for getting it to me so quickly! There are even some gems of articles in here for other projects I'm doing.”
Dr. Clemens, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
“As expected, all of the interns rated your class with high scores. 😉 Here are some specific comments:
‘You could tell Jessica is very passionate about what she does! She provided us with so much valuable information that I plan on utilizing throughout the internship.’
‘It was nice to see Jessica’s passion for her job. I learned a lot about the different resources Geisinger offers and how to access them.’
"I so appreciate your support of our internship!” - Sharon Madalis, MS, RDN, LDN, CDCES, RD 4 Supervisor, Dietetic Internship, Clinical Nutrition
Contact Jess to see how she can save you time and ensure you have the highest quality information for your work.