Meet our 2020 LIS Fall Development Awardees!

The SCC/MLA Virtual Conference is right around the corner, and we are thrilled to award two students the LIS Fall Development Award (formerly known as the Library Student Outreach Award). These students – both Information Science graduate students at the University of North Texas – have demonstrated an interest in health science librarianship and have proven through achievement and leadership that they are prepared to jump into this field head first. They have spent the last several weeks working closely with NNLM SCR Coordinators to develop a more comprehensive idea of what it means to be a health science information professional; we have enjoyed working with them and are excited to see what comes next in their academic and professional journeys. Please join us in congratulating and welcoming Iram Fatima and Linda Delwood, MD! Iram Fatima Iram Fatima is a graduate student at the University of North Texas. She is originally from India and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston in Biotechnology – Bioinformatics track. Iram is interested in data/information management and analysis in the healthcare industry to improve the patient care. “I am looking forward to learning about the NLM as a resource and the opportunities it offers. I am also excited about meeting people from diverse groups of information professionals through this organization and learning more about their roles and contributions in the overall healthcare industry.R...
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