Here's your chance to use your information/library science Master's
degree to very good purpose. If this Fellowship doesn't fit with your
interests or timing, please pass this announcement along to others who
may wish to pursue application.

The Grace and Harold Sewell Memorial Fund will award two 12-month,
paid "Learning Partnerships" placing experienced health sciences
librarians within leading health care organizations for the purpose of
both partners gaining a greater understanding of how best information
sciences can be effectively applied in each environment.

This on-the-edge fellowship offers mid-career librarians the opportunity to
be fully immersed in the environment of a health care organization.
The fellow will participate in team settings designed to utilize the
librarian's skills and knowledge in non-traditional ways, resulting in
a tangible and valuable contribution to the host organization. For
more information about the Grace and Harold Sewell Memorial Fund, the
Learning Partnerships, fellowship application process, and eligibility
requirements, please visit the Sewell Fund Website.

Although only two Fellowships will be awarded, three Host
Organizations have been selected to vie for the placements. They
include:

• The Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy at
the University of Florida, Shands/UF Hospital, and the UF Health
Sciences Library in Gainesville are working together to experience how
librarians can truly be members of the health care team. They are
designing a position called a "clinical patient informationist". This
unique health care practitioner would work alongside clinicians and
patients to directly impact patient care and outcomes.

• San Antonio Metropolitan Public Health District's mission is
to provide leadership and services for San Antonio and Bexar County to
prevent illness and injury, promote healthy behaviors, and protect
against health hazards. As a local governmental public health agency
Metro Health works at the front line of community health by providing
essential health surveillance, laboratory services, education and
outreach, emergency response programs, regulatory activities and
policy interventions. The Learning Partnership Librarian will take a
leadership role in the development and implementation of two major
department initiatives: (1) A comprehensive Employee Education &
Development Program; and (2) An Information & Communications program
to expand the use of information technology to promote awareness of
Metro Health resources and services and respond to public information
needs. Supplementing Metro Health as host of a Learning Partnership
Librarian, the San Antonio Regional Campus of The University of Texas
School of Public Health and the University of Texas Health Science
Center Library have committed as partners to provide resources and
mentorship for the Learning Partnership.

• The Public Health Foundation (PHF), incorporated in the
District of Columbia, is a national, non-profit 501(c)3 organization
with a clear focus on improving public health infrastructure and the
performance of public health agencies and systems. For more than 35
years, PHF has been on the forefront of initiatives designed to
strengthen and improve the infrastructure and performance of systems
that protect and promote the public's health. The mission of PHF is:
Improving public health infrastructure and performance through
innovative solutions and measurable results. This mission aims to help
PHF achieve its ultimate vision to create "a high-performing public
health system that protects and promotes health in every community."

More information about the host organizations can be found on the
Sewell Fund website at
http://www.sewellfund.org/LearningPartnerships2009.htm

Eligibility:
• Only those individuals with an MLS or equivalent degree from
an ALA-approved university program are eligible to apply for the
fellowship. Candidates must be mid-career; applicants who have just
finished their MLS will not be considered.
• Must be available for a full-time, 12-consecutive-month fellowship.
• Candidates must be United States citizens or have met the
requirements of I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification for employment
in the United States prior to application for the fellowship
• Prepare to sign a Partnership Agreement with the Host
Organization and the Sewell Fund which specifies performance and
reporting expectations.

For more information about the fellowship, please visit the Sewell
Fund website at http://www.sewellfund.org/LearningPartnerships2009.htm