LIAISON TO:

• UAMS High Risk Pregnancy Program [ANGELS]
• College of Health Professions
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• Radiology
• The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
• Translational Research Institute

AREAS OF EMPHASIS:

• Education and Research
• Evidence Based Medicine
• Expert Searching
• Management/Leadership
• Outreach Services
• Research

  ABOUT SUSAN

  Susan is currently a Professor and Head of Education and Research Services at the Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library. She is a member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) at the Distinguished Level. Prior to becoming head of the department, Susan created and coordinated the Library’s Research & Clinical Search Services (RCSS) which included managing the RCSS work flow for expert literature searches, instruction, consultations and House Calls. In 2010 Susan graduated from the UAMS Leadership Institute. Prior to the RCSS, Susan spent 11 years as Coordinator of Outreach Services and was responsible for the UAMS Library’s outreach subcontract with the National Library of Medicine (NLM).  She began her medical librarian career at the Delta Health Education Center Library in Helena, AR.

  The UAMS Library is one of the original 3 libraries participating in the NIH Public Access Policy (PAP) Compliance Pilot Project.  Susan has been on the forefront of this project since January 2010 and has conducted numerous presentations regarding the NIH PAP both on campus and at the regional and national levels.

  Susan’s professional activities are varied and include numerous paper and poster presentations, some of which have received research awards from MLA, SCAMeL/SCC and UAMS. Her research interests include flexible work environments and work/life balance issues in health sciences libraries as well as librarian participation on IACUCs and librarians’ roles in the systematic review process. Susan is active at the national and regional levels within professional organizations. At the national level she is a member of the Journal of the Medical Library Association Editorial Board [2019-2022] and is serving on the MLA Credentialing Committee [2019-2021]. Regionally she has held many leadership roles including serving as past President of the South Central Chapter of MLA (SCC/MLA) [2012-2013]. Most recently she has chaired various committees including the SCC Membership Comm. [2017-2019]. During 2014-2015 Susan chaired the Local Arrangements Comm. for SCC/MLA whereby Arkansas medical librarians welcomed colleagues to Little Rock for their annual regional conference. In 2015 Susan was honored with SCC’s Distinguished Service Award.

  Susan Steelman received her MLIS from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge (1994).

  HONORS [Selected]:

• Elizabeth K. Eaton Research Award – 1st Place for Contributed Posters. Steelman S., Blake LE., Jaggers A., Thomas SL. The Ascendance of Health Sciences Librarians'  Interprofessional Partnerships: A Scoping Review.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the SCC/MLA, Oklahoma City, OK, October, 14, 2019.
• Graduate - 2016 Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians, Cambridge, MA July 31-Aug. 5, 2016.
• Recipient - Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) Leadership Scholarship to attend Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians 2016.
• Recipient of the South Central Chapter/MLA’s Distinguished Service Award, October 6, 2015.
• Graduate – 2010 UAMS Leadership Institute
• Award Recipient: Postell Award from the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association for the SCC/MLA Annual Meeting in Austin, TX to attend CE course – Managing from the Middle on October 16, 2010.
• Elizabeth K. Eaton Research Award – 1st Place for Posters. Steelman S., Mays, B. Fusing Work and Life: a study of U.S. health sciences libraries’ flexible work environments. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the SCC/MLA, Tulsa, OK, October, 19, 2009.
• MLA Research Award:  1st Place for Research Posters. Steelman S., Mays, B. Fusing Work and Life: a study of U.S. health sciences libraries’ flexible work environments. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, May 19, 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii.

INSTRUCTOR:

• Advanced Level Searching Techniques; Responsible Literature Searching
• PubMed – All Levels (Including CME & CNE classes)
• Clinical & Research Databases (Including CINAHL, PsychINFO, Web of Science etc.)
• Responsible Literature Searching
• Staying on Top of the Literature
• Evidence-Based Medicine
• Knowledge-Based Resources for Public Health Professionals (2 hours)
• Knowledge-Based Resources for Epidemiologists (2 hours)
• EBM, EBP, PICO & EBD: Drilling Down to the Essential Library Resources [Dentistry Residents] (4 hours in 2 sessions)
• Tomes, Technology & Teams:  Determining the Best Library Resource at Point of Need [M1 TBL] (w/ Dr. James Graham)

UAMS COMMITTEES / TEAMS

• Higher Learning Commission Committee for Criteria III & IV [3D]  7/2019 - 3/2021
• IPE Writing Workgroup  2019 - Present
• IPE Scholarship & Research Pillar 2/2015 – Present
• Chancellor's Appeal Board 5/2014 - 6/2018
• Survivorship Core Committee  2/2014 – Present
• EPIC SIM Research Team 1/2013 – 1/2015
• COM Medical Informatics/Bioinformatics Subcommittee  6/2012  – 2014
• COM Internal Medicine Journal Club Blog Team  5/2012 – 5/2014
• Graduate  – 2010 Leadership Institute Alumni Group
• OED Educational Working Groups  – Clinical Skills Center Team (COM) 10/2007 – Present
• Expert Searcher, Antenatal and Neonatal Guidelines, Education and Learning System (ANGELS)    9/ 2005 – Present
• IACUC  9/2005 – Present

 

 PUBLICATIONS  [Selected]

 

Thrush CR, Clemmons CR, Steelman SC, Osborn T, Kimbrough MK. Mobile Spaced Education in Surgical Educational Settings and Specialties: A Scoping Review. Current Surgery Reports 8, 5 (2020).

Thomas K, Wong KH, Steelman SC, Rodriguez A.  Surgical Risk Assessment and Prevention in Elderly Spinal Deformity Patients. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2019 May 22;10:2151459319851681. doi: 10.1177/2151459319851681. eCollection 2019. PMID: 31192027  PMCID: PMC6540502

McElfish PA, Yeary K, Sinclair KA, Steelman S, Esquivel MK, Aitaoto N, Kaholokula K, Purvis RS, Ayers BL. Best Practices for Community-Engaged Research with Pacific Islander Communities in the US and USAPI: A Scoping Review.. J of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 2019 Nov;30(4):1302–1330. doi:10.1353/hpu.2019.010. PMID:  31680100

Long CR, Rowland B, Steelman SC, McElfish PA. Outcomes of disease prevention and management interventions in food pantries and food banks: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2019 Aug 21;9(8):e029236. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029236. PubMed PMID: 31439606.

Mizell JS, Thrush CR, Steelman S. Business of Medicine - A Course to Address the Defficit of Financial Knowledge of Fourth Year Medical Students. Journal of Medical Practice Management 2019, May/June: 34(6):344-350.

Ingram LE, Steelman SC. Academic Health Sciences Center Library Bridges Gap to Non-Medical Life Long Learning Resources Through a Symbiotic Relationship with a Public Library System.  Journal of Hospital Librarianship 2017 Feb; 17(1): 30-41. doi: 10.1080/15323269.2017.1260437

Rabie N, Magann E, Steelman S, Ounpraseuth S. Oligohydramnios in complicated and uncomplicated pregnancies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Apr 7. doi: 10.1002/uog.15929. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID:   27062200

Vuk J, Anders ME, Mercado CC, Kennedy RL, Casella J, Steelman SC. Impact of simulation training on self-efficacy of outpatient health care providers to use electronic health records. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2015 Jun;84(6):423-9. DOI information: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.02.003 PMID: 25746460

Gurley BJ, Steelman SC, Thomas SL. Multi-ingredient, Caffeine-containing Dietary Supplements: History, Safety, and Efficacy. Clinical Therapeutics. 2015 Feb 1;37(2):275-301.            doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2014.08.012. Epub 2014 Sep 26. Review. PMID:   25262198

Steelman SC, Thomas SL. Academic Health Sciences Librarians’ Contributions to Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees. J Med Libr Assoc. 2014 Jul;102(3):215-9. doi: 10.3163/1536-5050.102.3.014. PMID: 25031565   PMCID: PMC4076133

Smith BL, Sandlin AT, Bird TM, Steelman SC, Magann EF. Maternal Mortality in the Mississippi Delta Region. South Med J. 2014 May;107(5):275-9. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0000000000000102. PMID: 24937723

Steelman SC.  Planning, Design, Equipment, and Software:  Blueprint for Building a Consumer Health Web Site. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet. 2003; 7(1):17-31.

Steelman S. “Marketing of an Academic Medical Library: Avenues of Opportunity.”  Arkansas Libraries. 2000 May/June; 57(3):18-22.

 

 

INVITED PAPERS/SPEAKER  [Selected]

Mazure E; Steelman SC, Casella J, Lapinski PS. NIH Public Access Policy: A View from the Library Trenches. National Webinar Panel presented August 26, 2014. Archived recording at: http://nnlm.gov/sea/services/webconf/otherwebinar/08262014.html

Steelman SC. NIH Public Access Policy: Librarians on the Frontline of Compliance. General Session II – Panel Discussion at Annual Meeting of the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association, Ridgeland, MS. October 19, 2013.

Steelman S, Thomas S.  Librarians AND *Neoplasms/di/dt/ed/px/rh/rt/su AND Work AND Life.  Presented for Cancer Section at Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association, Boston, MA, May 6, 2013

Steelman SC. Work Life Balance Issues – Invited Speaker & Panelist for Gen Session III:  Panel – Innovation & Collaboration: Is It Enough to Survive?  Annual Meeting of the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association, Dallas, TX.  October 14, 2008

Steelman SC.  PubMed and Lagniappe for Pharmacists:  A Training Session for Preceptors. Presented at the Arkansas Association of Health System Pharmacists conference.  Tunica, MS. October 9, 2008

 

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS  [Selected]

Steelman S, Thomas S. Academic Health Sciences Librarians’ Contributions to Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees. Presented at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, Boston, MA. May 6, 2013

Ryan ML, Hart JK, Steelman SC.  Re-positioning the Library for the Future:  Repurposing, Relationships & Renovations presented at SCC/MLA, Lubbock, TX  October 16, 2012

Ryan M., Steelman S.  Bureaucratic Weirdness:  A Pilot Project for Improving Compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the SCC/MLA, Austin, TX. October 19, 2010

Steelman S., Mays, B. Eclecticism of Work-Life Balance in Health Sciences Libraries: A Descriptive and Qualitative Analysis of Facilitators and Barriers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association, Tulsa, OK,  October, 20, 2009 [Elizabeth K. Eaton Research Award  – 3rd Place for Contributed Papers]

Ryan, Mary L, Steelman Susan C, Arkansas’ Public Health Information Project: An analysis of public health workers information needs presented at the annual meeting of theSouth Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association, Little Rock, AR, October 24, 2005

Ryan M; Steelman S. Networking Consumer Health Information in Arkansas: the ARCHIN Experience. Paper presented at Medical Library Association Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX, May 20, 2002

Ryan ML; Steelman S.  Arkansas Consumer Health Information Network: Making Connections. Paper presented at National Area Health Education Centers Organization Workshop 2002. Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, April 23, 2002

Ryan ML; Steelman S. Consumer Health Information in Arkansas: Birth of a Network.  Paper presented at Triple Chapter Meeting of  the Medical  Library Association, Riverside Hilton, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 26, 2001

 

PRESENTATIONS  [Selected]

NIH Public Access Policy Enforcement Actions – Spring 2013. Presentation to ReSIN Group. December 4, 2012

Ryan ML, Steelman SC. Quick Facts about the NIH Public Access Policy – Are You in Compliance?  Presented at the 20th Annual Professional Development Day, November 30, 2010.

Steelman SC.  Finding evidence or “Why not just Google it”? Presented at Evidence-Informed Health Policy Workshop.  Hot Springs, AR, November 18, 2009

Mays BE, Steelman, SC.  Co-Facilitators of Roundtable on Re-imagining Your Work-Life Balance at South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM. October 22, 2007

Steelman, SC.  Responsible Literature Searching Techniques.  Presented at General Clinical Research Center’s Educational Training Seminar, Institute on Aging, Little Rock, AR October 10, 2006

Expanding Resources for Arkansas’ Public Health Workforce taught at the Arkansas Public Health Association Conference, Hot Springs Convention Center, Hot Springs, AR. May 27, 2004

Internet Based Health Education Resources for the Public taught to United States Telecommunication Training Institute (USTTI) participants, Little Rock, AR, October 24, 2003

Aging Well with Online Health Information taught at Arkansas Aging Conference, Hot Springs Convention Center, Hot Springs, AR, November 7, 2002

Science Education on the Web.  Presentation at Making Educational Technology Work for Teachers conference. Little Rock, AR, July 12, 2002

Arkansas Consumer Health Information Network: A Beginning?  Arkansas Library Association/Southeastern Library Association Joint Conference, Little Rock, AR, October 1, 1998

Plaisted D, Carter SC, Issues of Health Literacy in the Development of Consumer Health Information (CHI Collections). Presented at South Central Chapter / Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, October 19, 1998, Fort Worth, TX

POSTERS [Selected]

Ingram L, Hart JL, Steelman SC, Chilcoat JE, Coffee CY, Perry DR, Roberts B. Changing Numbers & Creative Thinking Provide Opportunities for a New Service. Presented at the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Little Rock, AR. October 5, 2015.

Smith BL, Sandlin AT, Bird TM, Steelman SC, Magann EF. Maternal Mortality in the Delta of the United States. Poster presented by Dr. Magann at the Central Association of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (CAOG), Napa Valley, CA. October 16-19, 2013.

Alexander AP, Acharya KB, Steelman SC, Thrush CR, Kennedy RL, Hopkins RH. “A Collaborative Online Journal Club Blog to Optimize Residents’ Evidence-Based Medicine Knowledge and Skills. Poster presented by Dr. Alexander at the Academic Internal Medicine Week 2013 (AIMW13) as part of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM). Sheraton New Orleans in New Orleans, LA. October 2-6, 2013.

Ryan ML, Steelman SC, Hart JK.  “Building a Collaborative Interdependency with the College of Medicine via an Active Learning Center”. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, Boston, MA. May 6, 2013.

Alexander AP, Acharya KB, Steelman SC, Thrush CR, Kennedy RL, Hopkins RH.  “An Interprofessional Collaboration on a Journal Club Blog to Improve Residents’ Knowledge of Evidence-Based Medicine: An Interim Report”. Poster presented at the Annual Regional Meeting of the Southern Group on Educational Affairs of AAMC, Savannah, GA, April 18, 2013.

Steelman SC, Ryan ML, Hart JK, Hyatt D.  “Rave Renovations:  The Domino Effect of Raising an Active Learning Center”. Poster presented at SCC/MLA, Lubbock, TX, October 15, 2012 [Honorable Mention Award]

Bissett JK, Matin Z, Steelman S.  Coronary Interventions Based on Fractional Flow Reserve: A Meta-Analysis.  Poster presented at the Southern Society of Clinical Investigation (SSCI), New Orleans, LA, February 25, 2010

Tariq SG, Cooper G, Bailey SL, Steelman SC, Thrush CR.  Smoothing the Journey  – Influencing the Career Life Cycle of Medical Students.  Poster presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting, 2009 Women in Medicine/Council of Deans Poster Reception, Boston, MA, November 8, 2009

Steelman S., Mays, B. Fusing Work and Life: a study of U.S. health sciences libraries’ flexible work environments. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 19, 2009  [MLA Research Award 2009  – 1st Place for Posters]

Steelman SC, Ryan ML, Holt A.  “Changing the Search Behavior of a Public Health Workforce: Descriptive Quantitative Analysis of the Arkansas Public Health Virtual Library”.  Poster presented at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 22, 2007 [MLA Research Award:  2007 Contributed Poster  – Second Place]

Steelman SC; Ryan M; Holt A. “Marooned in an Ocean of Public Health Information?  Analyzing the Impact of the Arkansas Public Health Virtual Library” . Poster presented at the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting. College Station, TX, October 23, 2006 [Research Award – Second Place for Posters]

Steelman S; Ryan ML. “Innovative Ideas for a Consumer Health Site: the ARHealthLINK Experience.” Poster presented at Triple Chapter Meeting of  the Medical  Library Association, 2001, October 27, Riverside Hilton, New Orleans, LA.

 

EDUCATION

• Master of Library and Information Science, 1994, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA

  BA in English Literature; Minor in History, Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, LA