Health Sciences Librarian

                      Or

A Non-Medical career Profession

Duties and Responsibilities:

Medical librarians are information specialists who provide assistance in finding medical documents. Clinical trials, medical treatments or procedures, as well as other pertinent information that applies to the medical industry are common documents sought after by these librarians. Medical librarians are specialized in using databases and reference materials to conduct research for medical information. They can work in medical school libraries, corporations, non-profit organizations or government agencies. Medical librarians commonly have training in the sciences, health or medicine. They might also be trained in the information sciences to acquire the skills needed to maintain databases.

Salary:

$40,000 - $65,000

Education:

Medical librarian must have to master of library and information science degree from a school with a program. Applicants must already have an undergraduate degree. It is neither helpful, but not necessary, to have taken undergraduate courses in biology, medical sciences, medical terminology, computer science, education and management.