Health Sciences Career

Health Sciences Librarian

Duties and Responsibilities: A health sciences librarian conducts in-depth research on different medical topics in order to find the latest information available. These librarians are in charge of arranging and distributing clinical, scientific, and biomedical information for texts, journals and electronic databases.  Health science librarians are skilled at producing detailed bibliographies related to many different health fields, as well as publications and abstracts.

Salary: $52,000

Education:To become a professional health science librarian, you must first complete a high school education with courses in science, math, and information technology and management. A bachelor’s degree in life sciences should then be followed by a master’s degree in library science (MLS), which is licensed through the American Library Association. Typical coursework in the master’s program includes classes in biomedicine, literature, communications, library management and organization, bibliographic resource usage, and standard cataloging systems.

Demand for this profession: A bachelor’s degree in life sciences should then be followed by a master’s degree in library sciences. As with most jobs, employment and salary depends on skills and training. Predictably, trained professionals have greater chances of successfully finding employment than beginners.

Reflection: I would not like to think of myself as a person with this career. I do like the idea of helping people out, but not in this career.