Clinical Support Services

The NYU Health Sciences Library supports clinical care by providing healthcare professionals with expert guidance, evidence-based resources, and training to enhance decision-making at the point of care.

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About Us

We support the clinical community with the goal of improving and promoting the use of biomedical and health information in clinical contexts throughout the NYU Langone Health System.

Clinical Rounding Support: Librarians join clinical teams on rounds to provide real-time evidence and information.

Evidence-Based Practice Assistance: Help locating and appraising the best available evidence for patient care.

Quality Improvement Projects: Support for data gathering, literature reviews, and outcome measurement.

Customized Training: Tailored instruction for departments, teams, or individuals on topics including evidence-based medicine, database searching, and research skills.

What We Offer

Connect with a librarian to get help with:

Optimizing discovery at the point of care
Expert support in evidence gathering
Creating topical specialty guides
Custom training for individuals or teams

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Specialty Guides for Clinicians

Guides are curated by HSL librarians and include a collection of books, journals and databases for reference

AI in Healthcare

Explore generative AI at NYU Langone Health. Use NYU AI Studio (HIPAA compliant) or copilot.microsoft.com (not HIPAA compliant). Follow legal guidelines and share prompts.

Nursing

Supporting clinical decision-making, research, and professional development for practicing nurses, nurse educators, nurse practitioners, nursing administrators, and students.

House Staff Guide to Library Resources/GME

This guide helps NYU Langone House Staff, Residency Directors, and GME Administrators meet ACGME Practice-based Learning and Improvement goals 6, 7, and 8.

Health Literacy & Patient Education

This guide is for health professionals interested in health literacy and patient education. It offers links to books, journals, and other quality sources.

Evidence Based Medicine

Includes self-directed learning content adapted from UME Foundational Clinical Skills classes.

Guidelines & Reviews

This guide is to help clinicians and health care professionals locate timely and relevant clinical guidelines that synthesize the best evidence on particular medical topics.

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Upcoming Classes & Events

Data R Coding and Generative AI for Data Analysis Part III: Data Visualization Tuesday, July 21, 2026 01:00pm - 02:00pm Online This class will take a deep dive into the R data visualization package, ggplot2.Users will learn best practices for data visualization and how to work with ggplot2's system of layers. Learning Outcomes: Explain how layers are used in ggplot2 to create visualizations Code different visualization types such as scatter plots, line charts, bar plots, etc Customize their chart formatting, such as axes and color Register here: https://nyumc.webex.com/webappng/sites/nyumc/webinar/webinarSeries/register/2bfeae29f4ab4136a45865d36ed5c0e8

Data CRDM Part I: Introduction to Clinical Research Data Management Thursday, July 23, 2026 12:00pm - 01:00pm Online This session covers some of the basic concepts of Clinical Research Data Management with an emphasis on suggested responsibilities for those in charge of data management as well as the parts and importance of data management plans. Participants in this workshop will be able to: Describe the process for setting goals for data collection. Recognize best practices for data collection Identify the steps of a data auditing process. Recognize processes for mid-study changes. Identify the purpose and parts of a regulatory binder. Please register here: https://nyumc.webex.com/webappng/sites/nyumc/webinar/webinarSeries/register/2bfeae29f4ab4136a45865d36ed5c0e8

Data Introduction to the Enterprise Data Catalog Thursday, July 23, 2026 01:00pm - 02:00pm Online Finding the right data can be challenging when information is spread across multiple systems. This introductory session provides an overview of the Enterprise Data Catalog and demonstrates how it serves as a central place to discover, understand, and navigate trusted enterprise data assets. Participants will learn how to search for business terms, metrics, reports, datasets, and other data assets, understand available metadata and business context, and explore how the catalog supports better data discovery and data literacy across the organization. This session introduces the current capabilities of the Enterprise Data Catalog and highlights how it will continue to evolve as additional content and features are added. By the end of this session, participants will be able to: Explain the purpose and value of the Enterprise Data Catalog. Search for and discover enterprise data assets using the catalog. Navigate the catalog using search, browse, and filtering capabilities. Understand the business context available for reports, metrics, datasets, and other catalog assets. Recognize how the catalog supports trusted, consistent, and governed data across the organization. Identify upcoming enhancements and understand how the catalog will continue to evolve. Please register here: https://nyumc.webex.com/webappng/sites/nyumc/webinar/webinarSeries/register/2bfeae29f4ab4136a45865d36ed5c0e8

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Clinical Support Services

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Specialty Guides for Clinicians

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Library Faculty for Clinical Support

Shayla Shorter, PhD

Kathleen Fox

Rich McGowan

Lita Anglin