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Outreach Services Librarian/ Communication Specialist and Citizen Sciences Engagement Specialist
AZ Health Sciences Library/ NNLM Region 4
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
In working as a medical librarian, Yamila El-Khayat has been determined to increase health literacy by better serving the needs of the underserved populations by improving access to Native American, Hispanic, border, evidence-based practice, cross-cultural, bilingual and culturally appropriate consumer health-related information.
Ms. El-Khayat has experience leading information training for clinicians, students, and community members including health promoters. She is trilingual, English, Spanish, and Portuguese, with a cultural background from South America, helping me better understand the Latin American Cultures.
She currently hold a subcontract with the University of Utah, NNLM Region 4 as the Citizen Science and Communications Specialist for the region.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Friday, April 29, 2022
11:35 AM – 11:40 AM CT
