FHSLA launches new Graphic Medicine Resource Page

     Have you ever wondered what graphic medicine is or how it can be used in your library? The FHSLA Graphic Medicine (GM) Panel is here to help! As graphic medicine has become an increasingly popular topic in libraries, FHSLA created the Graphic Medicine (GM) Panel to provide resources for members interested in this subject. FHSLA members: Mary-Katherine Haver, Angie Novak, Ardis Hanson, Janet Chan, and Jorge Perez created the Graphic Medicine webpage. This resource guide provides information on what graphic medicine is, programming and collection resources, funding opportunities, research initiatives, and more! This guide can be found at https://fhsla.org/graphic-medicine.html

     To launch the guide, the Graphic Medicine Panel introduced their initiative at the FHSLA Annual Meeting during the Graphic Novels in Medicine session. Panelists Dr. Ardis Hanson, Ariel Pomputius, Dr. Peter Cannon, and Courtney Wombles discussed different uses of graphic medicine in their practices as health science librarians. Attendees were also able to create their own comic during the session.

     With the launch of the webpage and following her presentation during the Graphic Novels in Medicine session, we would like to share that Ariel Pomputius has joined the FHSLA GM Panel. As a newly formed team, the GM Panel members are focusing upon the following key elements:

1. Vetting and adding resources to the webpage
2. Sharing examples of utilizing graphic medicine in library programs
3. Promoting this webpage to library colleagues throughout the state

     If you would like to explore Graphic Medicine and help build this resource, please join the panel. You will have the opportunity to:

1. Collaborate with colleagues experienced in incorporating Graphic Medicine
2. Develop a resource that adds value for all community members
3. Earn points to apply towards MLA’s Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP)


Your time and skills will be greatly appreciated!
To volunteer or for additional information, please contact: Janet Chan at  janetchan@usf.edu

We look forward to working with you!

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