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Developing Students' Expertise: When and How to Integrate GenAI into Health Sciences Education

Date
Jul 30, 2026
Time
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. ET
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GenAI provides opportunities for students to practice what they have learned, but it can also prevent students from developing the disciplinary knowledge they need to succeed in and outside the classroom. Identifying what we want students to know and be able to do upon completion of a course can help instructors recognize where GenAI can help students develop their expertise as well as key areas of expertise that students shouldn't offload to GenAI.

Join us for a collaborative workshop where we will discuss the types of expertise we want health sciences students to demonstrate and identify where GenAI can assist with the learning process.

Topics to be covered include:

  • Generative AI and the Novice – Expert Gap
  • How students report using GenAI
  • Identifying where GenAI is the appropriate tool for students to practice their disciplinary expertise

This workshop will not be recorded, but slides will be shared with participants.

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Sarah Norman at sarah.norman@osumc.edu or (614) 292-4861. Requests made by Thursday, July 23 will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Event Organizer

Katie Blocksidge, MA, MLIS

(she/her/hers)
Associate Professor and Head, Research and Education
Research and Education
Phone (614) 814-1626
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PubMed Expert Searching

Date
Jul 13, 2026
Time
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET
Types
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Join us for an advanced session on searching in PubMed. This database is one of the top resources to search for almost any health science topic, and the workshop will provide a deeper look at how the database is structured and strategies to refine and optimize your searches.

Topics to be covered include:

  • Automatic Term Mapping: how it works and how it affects a search
  • MeSH: how it is organized and the automatic explosion feature
  • Advanced search tools: truncation, phrases, field tags
  • Using your search history to critically evaluate search strategy adjustments
  • Saving searches and creating alerts

Previous PubMed experience is recommended. This workshop is ideal for students, faculty or staff who have a basic familiarity with PubMed and would like to take a deeper dive.

This workshop will not be recorded, but slides will be shared with participants.

Can’t make the workshop? Check out our PubMed Guide.

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Sarah Norman at sarah.norman@osumc.edu or (614) 292-4861. Requests made by Monday, July 6 will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Event Organizer

Anna Biszaha, MLIS

(she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor, Research and Education Librarian
Research and Education
Phone (614) 292-9987
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Beyond the Books: Hidden Gems of the Health Sciences Library

Date
Jul 7, 2026
Time
12 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET
Types
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When thinking of the Health Sciences Library, you might imagine a collection of health sciences books and journals, but did you know that the HSL also has virtual reality equipment? Certified medical illustrators? And a room stocked with yoga mats and meditation pillows?

Join us to learn more about the library and some of its lesser-known spaces, resources and services.

Topics to be covered include:

  • Extended Library Access (ELA)
  • Unique HSL spaces for study, meditation and more
  • Bones, models and equipment available for checkout
  • How librarians can support your teaching and research endeavors
  • Medical visuals services including poster printing, medical illustration and graphic design
  • The EdTech Incubator’s virtual reality, 3D printing and recording zones
  • The special collections of the Medical Heritage Center

Previous experience using the HSL is not required. This workshop is ideal for anyone new to Ohio State and/or the Health Sciences Library.

Please note, this workshop will not be recorded.

Can't make this workshop? Check out our Introduction to the Health Sciences Library Guide.

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Sarah Norman at sarah.norman@osumc.edu or (614) 292-4861. Requests made by Tuesday, June 30 will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Event Organizer

Sarah Norman, MLIS

(she/her/hers)
Library Public Services Coordinator 2
Public Services
Phone (614) 292-4861
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Understanding Research Impact: Citation Metrics, Altmetrics, and ORCID

Date
Jun 24, 2026
Time
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET
Types
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Join us for a workshop focused on using citation databases and scholarly tools to articulate metrics that support the research impact section of the faculty dossier. We’ll demonstrate how to extract data from Web of Science and Scopus, integrate ORCID for easier tracking of research outputs, and explore the differences between these tools, Google Scholar and altmetrics.

Topics to be covered include: 

  • Understanding impact factors, h-index and altmetrics
  • Conducting author searches in Web of Science and Scopus
  • Comparing Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar
  • Exporting citation data for your records
  • Using ORCID to streamline research tracking

No prior experience with Web of Science or Scopus is required. Please note that we will not cover data entry into Interfolio. This workshop is ideal for faculty preparing for promotion, as well as assistants supporting dossier preparation.

The session will not be recorded, but slides will be shared with participants.

Can’t make the workshop? Check out our Measuring Scholarly Impact Guide.

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Sarah Norman at sarah.norman@osumc.edu or (614) 292-4861. Requests made by Wednesday, June 17 will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Event Organizer

Kaylie Vermillion, MA, MLIS

(she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor, Research Librarian
Research and Education
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Basic Search Strategy Development

Date
Jun 18, 2026
Time
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET
Types
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Join us for an introduction to developing a search strategy. There are several basic principles to keep in mind when creating a search strategy, regardless of what database you are using, and this workshop will provide you with the general skills needed to apply these principles in a variety of scenarios.

Topics to be covered include:

  • Steps to plan out your search
  • PICO framework
  • Developing search terms
  • Boolean operators
  • Selecting a database

Previous searching experience is not required. This workshop is ideal for students, faculty, or staff new to literature searching, as well as those with some experience but looking for a refresher.

This workshop will not be recorded, but slides will be shared with participants.

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Sarah Norman at sarah.norman@osumc.edu or (614) 292-4861. Requests made by Thursday, June 11 will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Event Organizer

Casey Mazzoli, MLIS

She/her
Assistant Professor of Practice, Research and Education Librarian
Research and Education
Phone (380) 283-5598
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PubMed 101

Date
Jun 9, 2026
Time
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET
Types
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Join us for an introduction to searching in PubMed. This database is one of the top resources to find articles for almost any health science topic, and the workshop will provide an overview of how to use this system.

Topics to be covered include:

  • What is PubMed?
  • How to access the database and perform a basic search
  • Understanding the parts of a PubMed record
  • How to access your Search Details
  • An introduction to Automatic Term Mapping and MeSH
  • Creating an NCBI Account

Previous PubMed experience is not required. This workshop is ideal for students, faculty or staff new to PubMed as well as those with some experience but looking for a refresher.
This workshop will not be recorded, but slides will be shared with participants.

Can’t make the workshop? Check out our PubMed Guide.

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Sarah Norman at sarah.norman@osumc.edu or (614) 292-4861. Requests made by Tuesday, June 2 will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Event Organizer

Anna Biszaha, MLIS

(she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor, Research and Education Librarian
Research and Education
Phone (614) 292-9987
Headshot of Anna Biszaha, smiling.
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