Region 7

Potential Project Areas 

  • Graphic Medicine 

  • Data and Informatics 

  • Multilingual, multicultural health 

  • Rural Health 

Past Intern Projects 

  • 2022 University of Rhode Island focused on rural libraries and patrons with disabilities by developing brochures on NLM resources in plain language, wrote blog posts on library services for patrons with disabilities and ableism language in libraries, completed CHIS credentialling.   

  • 2022 University of Kentucky Alternative Spring Break students created Graphic Medicine discussion guides and documented their process  

  • 2020 Southern Connecticut State University created materials to recruit LIS students to participate in the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon  

  • 2020 Southern Connecticut State University created outreach materials around graphic medicine and veterans health  

Best Contact Person 

Interested in any of these project areas? Have an idea that you don’t see listed? Reach out to  

Jessica Kilham

jessica.kilham@umassmed.edu

 

Link to Program/Services Description

Primary contact email
jessica.kilham@umassmed.edu
Primary contact name
Jessica Kilham
ROC
Region 7
Program summary

Region 7 serves the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont

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