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GHSLA Membership Dues waived for 2022

The Georgia Health Science Library Association (GHSLA) is made of librarians, library staff, students, information professionals, and others who have an interest in biomedical and health sciences information services, resources and research. We encourage anyone in these groups to join our association if you live or work in or serve the state of Georgia. For the 2022 calendar year, all membership dues have been waived. While we do not plan to offer an annual conference in 2022, GHSLA offers, with member input, will design various learning and network opportunities for our members. Join or renew your GHSLA membership today!

Georgia Health Sciences Library Association’s December 10, 2021: Special Meeting to Discuss the Future of GHSLA



There was a special virtual meeting held on December 10, 2021 to discuss the future of GHSLA. All member were invited to attend to provide feedback. Please view the minutes from this meeting.

Topics of discussions included:

  • Options related to future GHSLA meetings
  • Problems related to communication to members
  • Restructuring of the executive board

Please take the time to read the full minutes.

Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library Hosting Online Screenings of “Black Men in White Coats”

The Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library (Emory University) is hosting online screenings of Black Men in White Coats.

Synopsis: Less Black men applied to medical school in 2014 than in 1978 and Black men have the lowest life expectancy in the United States. With only 2% of American doctors being Black men, this comes as no surprise.  This documentary dissects the systemic barriers preventing Black men from becoming medical doctors and the consequences on society at large.

Screening Dates: February 17, 2021 beginning @ 6PM through February 20, 2021 @ 6PM – you can watch the film anytime between these dates.

Register here to receive a link to view the film. (Limited to 300 viewers.)

Election Results and Officers for 2020

Thanks to everyone who voted in the 2020/2021 officer election. The results are below.

Immediate Past President: Kimberly Powell
Emory University Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library

President: Shannon Glover
Northeast Georgia Health System

President-Elect/Program Chair: Emily Lawson
Emory University Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library

Secretary: Lachelle Smith
Augusta University

Treasurer: Kate Daniels
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Web Communications Coordinator: Carolann Curry
Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon

2020 GHSLA Annual Meeting Postponed Until March 2021

The executive committee initially planned to move the March meeting to June 2020, but due to the current environment and the uncertainty of what the rest of the year will bring, we’ve decided to postpone the conference until March 2021. The 2020 meeting agenda will still be in place, barring any issues with speaker/presenter availability.

The 2021 meeting will be held in-person at Hotel Indigo – Vinings and the finalized dates will be forthcoming.

All registration fees paid for this year’s meeting will be transferred to next year’s meeting. If you require a refund, please contact [email protected] to request one.

Please note: There will still be two more GHSLA regularly-scheduled meetings for 2020. The first will be held virtually in June. The meeting agenda will be sent out in May.