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NIH National Library of Medicine Associate Fellowship Program

The National Library of Medicine Associate Fellowship is a one-year residency program (with an optional second year) for recent library science graduates interested in a career in health sciences librarianship. The program combines curriculum and project work and is located at the National Library of Medicine on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland
  The Associate Fellowship provides knowledge and skills in project work ranging from:

  • Data analysis of programs and services such as extramural grants, indexed journal articles, controlled vocabularies, datasets, and customer inquiries
  • Creation of online tutorials and educational awareness videos
  • Social media outreach
  • And more, including legislative tracking, web site enhancement, disaster information outreach studies, and review of next generation discovery interfaces

The Associate Fellowship offers opportunities for professional development through:

  • Participation in lectures, exercises, conferences, short and extended visits to other health sciences libraries
  • Workshops on work style, resume review, negotiation, and presentation skills
  • Mentorship from a program coordinator and NLM staff who serve as preceptors

The Associate Fellowship financial support includes:
• Annual stipend of $54,972
• Additional funding to support purchase of group health insurance
• Up to $1,500 in relocation support
• Funding to support attendance at local and national conferences

For information about the program, contact Kathel Dunn, PhD, Program Coordinator, at kathel.dunn@nih.gov