Apologies for cross posting!
Most of you may have seen this already, but it's an interesting account of what it's like to work in medical librarianship!
http://www.liscareer.com/kane_medlibrarian.htm
I would like to state that although there are many opportunities in the pharmaceutical sector to work with medical information, there is a tendency to employ scientists/pharmacists rather than information professionals! Having worked in the pharmaceutical sector for many years I have frequently come across people who feel that 'librarians' cannot provide medical information (because we are not medically trained), and I have similar feelings towards these scientists/pharmacists, who rarely have information skills, but much rather pick out statements of evidence in articles to use as support for their argument.
Maybe some research could be done into the information skills of this 'unqualified' information group of people who provide medical information to customers on a daily basis?
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Helena Korjonen-Close
Medical Information Officer/Company Librarian
Medical Department
Merck Pharmaceuticals
Harrier House, High Street
West Drayton, Middx., UB7 7QG, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1895 452325 Fax: +44 (0)1895 452296
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