{"id":3753,"date":"2025-03-31T12:25:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/?p=3753"},"modified":"2025-04-01T10:16:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T14:16:14","slug":"march-2025-volume-19-number-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/?p=3753","title":{"rendered":"March 2025 \u2013 Volume 19 \u2013 Number 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>#more, #more2 {display: none;}<\/style>\n<div id=\"this-issue\">\n  <div id=\"this-issue-body\">\n    <h3 class=\"title\">IN THIS ISSUE:<\/h3>\n    <ul class=\"singlespace\">\n      <li><a href=\"#01\">Dean&#8217;s Message<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#02\">New Open Access Publishing Agreements Benefit UMB Authors<\/a><\/li>\n  \t  <li><a href=\"#03\">Groundbreaking: Spring Botanicals<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#04\">Library Restroom Renovations: Exciting Improvements Underway<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#05\">Enhance Your Course with Health Literacy Online Module<\/a><\/li>\n  \t  <li><a href=\"#06\">LibQUAL+ Survey Complete<\/a><\/li>\n  \t  <li><a href=\"#07\">Book It Forward 2025: Donate Books for Children and Youth Literacy<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#08\">Baltimore Medical College Items Added to Historical Collections<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#09\">Gail Betz Receives JEDI Award for Advocacy in Accessibility and Inclusion<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#10\">Employee News<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"01\" name=\"01\"><\/a>Dean&#8217;s Message<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n\t<div class=\"alpha-shadow\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 14px !important; float: right;\">\n      <div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/hurst.jpg\" alt=\"Emily Hurst\" width=\"167\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"clear: both; float: right; margin: 0 0 15px 15px; width: 180px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; text-align: right; padding-right: 8px;\"><strong>Emily Hurst<\/strong>, Associate Vice Provost and Dean, HSHSL<\/div>\n    <p>Spring is here \u2014 and with that comes beautiful flowers,  budget presentations, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/elm.umaryland.edu\/announcements\/2025\/Join-Us-for-the-UMB-Middle-States-Accreditation-Kickoff.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Middle  States accreditation<\/a> site visit. I hope that those of you who are able to  visit the HSHSL this month will take the opportunity to view the new exhibit  on display in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/weise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weise  Gallery<\/a> through May 31, 2025: &ldquo;Groundbreaking: Spring Botanicals.&rdquo; The library  gallery is one of my favorite spots, and I hope you will enjoy this exhibit and  others planned for the future. <\/p>\n    <p>I am pleased to share that <a href=\"#04\">renovation work<\/a> continues on the building restrooms. The first two of 12 restrooms will soon  be completed on the Lower Level. Renovations include updated stalls and two  freestanding sinks in each restroom. While the original trough sinks were  innovative in 1998, they continue to experience issues.<\/p>\n    <p>Much of my time has recently been set aside to prepare the  HSHSL budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 (July 1, 2025 \u2013 June 30, 2026). I  will present our budget to university leadership in early April. Due to the  state budget deficit, all University System of Maryland (USM) institutions face  budget reductions. I have worked with the HSHSL leadership team to discuss how  these budget cuts will impact HSHSL services, collections, and staffing. While  we anticipate a very lean FY2026, I am optimistic of strengthening  relationships with University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) schools and units,  as well as with the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Intuitions (<a href=\"https:\/\/usmai.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USMAI<\/a>) consortium, of which HSHSL and the  Thurgood Marshall Law Library are active members, to support our funding needs.  We are also working closely with UMB development to establish new fundraising  opportunities for the HSHSL.<\/p>\n    <p>We are actively monitoring the changes at the federal level  regarding projects at the HSHSL funded by the National Library of Medicine  (NLM). I meet regularly with our contacts at the NLM to discuss these changes.  Our HSHSL employees who work on these grant funded projects continue to support  the NLM&rsquo;s mission, providing access to information, funding opportunities, and  training support for their network members though the Network of the National Library  of Medicine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/about\/nnlm.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(NNLM),  Region 1<\/a> and the NNLM Web Services Office.<\/p>\n    <p>I am grateful for all of the support as I  continue to learn and navigate our changing environments. It has been just over  one year since I joined the UMB team, and I look forward to finding new and  innovative ways to serve the UMB and Maryland communities, and to position the  HSHSL as a flagship health sciences and human services library in the region  and beyond. <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"02\" name=\"02\"><\/a>New Open Access Publishing Agreements Benefit UMB Authors<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n    <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/02.jpg\" alt=\"Open Access\" width=\"549\" height=\"198\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n      <p>As of Jan. 1, the HSHSL has negotiated two new agreements that will facilitate open access (OA) publishing at UMB. Known as &ldquo;Read and Publish Agreements,&rdquo; these contracts provide UMB authors with the opportunity to make their articles OA in certain journals without paying the article processing fee (APC) that would typically be charged. Our agreements are with Elsevier and Wiley, two large academic publishers.<\/p>\n      <p>When a UMB affiliate is the corresponding author for a paper that is accepted by an eligible journal, they will see the option to select this free OA publishing format when completing their copyright and licensing agreements in the journal publisher&rsquo;s portal. If this option does not appear, the journal is either not eligible for the agreement or we have used our allotment of free publishing credits for that calendar year.<\/p>\n      <p>More information about these agreements as well as other publishing guidance is available on our <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/openaccess\/publishing-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Access<\/a> guide. Contact <a href=\"mailto:sdouglas@hshsl.umaryland.edu\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steve Douglas<\/a> with any questions related to the OA agreements. For general publishing questions and guidance, contact <a href=\"mailto:publishing@hshsl.umaryland.edu\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">publishing@hshsl.umaryland.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"03\" name=\"03\"><\/a>Groundbreaking: Spring Botanicals<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"article-text\">\n    <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/03.jpg\" alt=\"Spring Botanicals\" width=\"549\" height=\"274\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n    <p>March 10-May 31, 2025<\/p>\n    <p>The &quot;Groundbreaking:  Spring Botanicals&quot; exhibit features illustrations by 18th-century  botanists William Woodville and William Curtis from the HSHSL&#8217;s Pharmacy  Historical Collection. The botanical illustrations were digitally enhanced and  enlarged to highlight intricate details and vivid colors.<\/p>\n    <p>The images featured in the exhibit come from historical texts that were donated to the HSHSL collections in 1940 from the estate of August Kach, a  graduate of the Maryland College of Pharmacy, class of 1882. His donation  included 700 volumes, many of which remain in the HSHSL. The HSHSL&rsquo;s Pharmacy  Historical Collection contains influential pharmacy and medical texts dating  back to the 17th century.<\/p>\n    <span id=\"dots\"><p><strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><\/span><span id=\"more\">\n    <p>William Woodville, an English  physician and botanist, published &quot;Medical Botany: Containing Systematic  and General Descriptions, With Plates of All the Medicinal Plants, Indigenous  and Exotic, Comprehended in the Catalogues of the Materia Medica, as Published  by the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh,&quot; from 1790 to  1794. This four-volume work, illustrated by James Sowerby, served as an  important resource for early physicians. The HSHSL holds a two-volume set.<\/p>\n    <p>William Curtis, a botanist and entomologist from  Alton, Hampshire, England, founded The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden  Displayed in February 1787. The early magazine featured illustrations by  Sydenham Edwards and James Sowerby, and continues publication today as Curtis&#8217;s  Botanical Magazine.<\/p><\/span>\n  \t<button onclick=\"myFunction()\" id=\"myBtn\" style=\"padding:8px;\">Continue Reading<\/button><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n    <script language=\"javascript\">\n      function myFunction() {\n      var dots = document.getElementById(\"dots\");\n      var moreText = document.getElementById(\"more\");\n      var btnText = document.getElementById(\"myBtn\");\n\n      if (dots.style.display === \"none\") {\n        dots.style.display = \"inline\";\n        btnText.innerHTML = \"Continue Reading\";\n        moreText.style.display = \"none\";\n      } else {\n        dots.style.display = \"none\";\n        btnText.innerHTML = \"Collapse\";\n        moreText.style.display = \"inline\";\n      }\n    }<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"04\" name=\"04\"><\/a>Library Restroom Renovations: Exciting Improvements Underway<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n\t  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/01.jpg\" alt=\"Renovations\" width=\"549\" height=\"342\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n    <p>We&#8217;re pleased to share that long-awaited restroom renovations are happening at the HSHSL.  These updates will bring new sinks, stalls, mirrors, and fresh paint to each  restroom, enhancing comfort and accessibility for all.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>What to Expect<\/strong><\/p>\n    <ul>\n      <li>Restrooms  on each floor will be temporarily closed during renovations.<\/li>\n      <li>Restrooms  on other floors will remain open\u2014please use an alternative floor as needed.<\/li>\n      <li>Some  construction noise is expected. Complimentary earplugs are available at the  Information Services Desk.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <p>We  appreciate your patience as we make these much-needed improvements. Signage and  updates will be posted throughout the process. If you have questions, contact  us at <a href=\"mailto:hshsl@umaryland.edu\">hshsl@umaryland.edu<\/a> or 410-706-7995.<\/p>\n    <p>Thank you for your support\u2014we can&rsquo;t wait for you  to see the refreshed spaces!<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"05\" name=\"05\"><\/a>Enhance Your Course with Health Literacy Online Module<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n\t<p>Attention: UMB faculty, instructors, and clinical skills mentors! <\/p>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/05.png\" alt=\"Health Literacy Online Module\" width=\"270\" height=\"186\" border=\"0\" class=\"right\">\n    <ul>\n      <li>Are  you interested in helping your students understand how health literacy  practices can improve patient comprehension and health outcomes?<\/li>\n      <li>Would  you like to deepen your own understanding of health literacy?<\/li>\n      <li>Are  you looking for ways to integrate health literacy into your existing  coursework?<br>\n      <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\t<p>The newly released online  course &ldquo;<em>Learning and  Teaching Health Literacy from an Interprofessional Education and Equity Lens<\/em>&rdquo;  is designed with you in mind.<\/p>\n    <p>This course includes a  welcome module and four training modules. Completing the full series and  earning a digital certificate takes just 2.5 hours.<\/p>\n    <p>To access the  course, visit the HSHSL&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/healthliteracy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health  Literacy Resources<\/a> subject guide.<\/p>\n    <p>Questions? Please  email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:healthliteracy@umaryland.edu\">healthliteracy@umaryland.edu<\/a>  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"06\" name=\"06\"><\/a>LibQUAL+ Survey Complete<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n\t  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"244\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n\t  <div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; margin-top: -20px; text-align: right; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><strong>Jenna Silverman \/ Maclean Panshin \/ Sara Crane<\/strong><\/div>\n\t  <p>We appreciate everyone who took the time to share their feedback in our recent library quality survey. We are currently analyzing results and looking at how we can improve the HSHSL. To encourage participation, we pledged to donate <strong>$2 per completed survey<\/strong> to the UMB student pantry and held a <strong>random drawing for prizes<\/strong>. Thanks to your responses, we are thrilled to donate <strong>$610<\/strong> to support our students!<\/p>\n\t  <p data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u00a0Congratulations to our five prize winners:\u00a0<\/p>\n\t  <ul>\n\t    <li>Anne Sawyer, School of Medicine<\/li>\n\t    <li>Jenna Silverman, Student Counseling Center<\/li>\n\t    <li>Maclean Panshin, School of Medicine<\/li>\n\t    <li>Sara Crane, School of Medicine<\/li>\n\t    <li>Vasumati Eranki, School of Pharmacy\u00a0<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\t  <p>Thank you again for sharing your feedback to help us improve the HSHSL!<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"07\" name=\"07\"><\/a>Book It Forward 2025: Donate Books for Children and Youth Literacy<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/06.jpg\" alt=\"Book It Forward\" width=\"549\" height=\"153\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n\t<p>Book It  Forward is back! From April 8 through May 19, you&rsquo;ll find donation containers  at the HSHSL and the Campus Center to collect new and gently used children&rsquo;s  books for ages birth through high school. <\/p>\n\t<p>This year,  donated books will support three incredible organizations: <\/p>\n    <ul>\n      <li>The Rise Early Learning and Family Support Center \u2013 An initiative of  the UMSSW Center for Restorative Change that provides free, comprehensive services  for children birth to age 3. <\/li>\n      <li>Digital Harbor High School \u2013 A technology-focused high school that  prepares students for college and careers with industry-level certifications. <\/li>\n      <li>The Maryland Book Bank \u2013 A Baltimore nonprofit dedicated to  fostering literacy among children in under-resourced communities. <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <p>This marks  the third year the HSHSL Community Service Committee has hosted Book It  Forward, and we&rsquo;re excited for another successful year\u2014with your help!<\/p>\n    <p>Questions about the project? Contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:bookdrive@hshsl.umaryland.edu\">bookdrive@hshsl.umaryland.edu<\/a>  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"08\" name=\"08\"><\/a>Baltimore Medical College Items Added to Historical Collections<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/07-1b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/07-1.jpg\" alt=\"Postcard Photo\" width=\"171\" height=\"270\" border=\"0\" class=\"right\"><\/a>\n    <p>The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is the result of  the mergers of several smaller Baltimore colleges and universities. As a  result, the histories of those schools are part of UMB&rsquo;s story. Historical  Collections aims to collect and preserve the histories of those constituent schools  and to tell their histories alongside UMB&rsquo;s. Recently, Historical Collections  purchased and received through donation a few items relating to the Baltimore  Medical College (BMC). These new items shed light on the graduates of that  school and its history. <\/p>\n    <p><em>New Baltimore Medical College Items <\/em><\/p>\n    <p>BMC Football Photograph, ca. 1907<\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/07-2b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/07-2.jpg\" alt=\"BMC Football Photo\" width=\"549\" height=\"266\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n    <p>In their <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10713\/2197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">academic  catalogs<\/a>, the BMC faculty encouraged students to be active in athletics  while earning degrees at the school. According to the BMC entry on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lostcolleges.com\/baltimore-medical-college\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lost Colleges<\/a> website, the BMC football team was particularly successful. This photograph,  purchased by the HSHSL in January, contains the signature of Dr. Meade E.  Hagerty, BMC Class of 1908, on its reverse. Hagerty, from Emlenton, Pa.,  entered the BMC in 1904 and played left guard for the BMC in 1907. <\/p>\n    <p>Howard Martin Kemp, MD, BMC Diploma, 1911<\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/07-3b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/07-3.jpg\" alt=\"Diploma Photo\" width=\"549\" height=\"468\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n    <p>Howard Martin Kemp was born in Colerain, Mass. in 1887. He  entered the Baltimore Medical College in 1907 and completed his degree in 1911.  Kemp&rsquo;s diploma, donated by his family in February, is the first BMC diploma to  be included in Historical Collections. <\/p>\n    <p>BMC Pennant<\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/07-4b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/07-4.jpg\" alt=\"Pennant Photo\" width=\"549\" height=\"222\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n    <p>Unfortunately, little information is known about the BMC pennant  purchased by the HSHSL in January. Unlike those appearing in the football  photograph, which abbreviate the school as &ldquo;B.M.C.,&rdquo; this pennant bears the  name &ldquo;Balto. Medical.&rdquo; Pennants like this one have appeared in yearbook  photographs as well as sports photographs.<\/p>\n    <p><em>The History of the BMC<\/em><\/p>\n    <p>BMC was founded by Harvey Leonidas Byrd, MD; Benjamin  Franklin Leonard, MD, University of Maryland School Of Medicine (UMSOM) 1876;  Henry Froehling, MD, College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&amp;S) 1881; Henry  Wheaton Clapp, MD, Leonard Roberts Coates, MD, P&amp;S 1990; William Robert  Monroe, MD, UMSOM 1849; and Adolph Gustav Hoen, MD, UMSOM 1873, in 1881 as a  Christian medical college. While the curriculum did not contain religious  coursework, the faculty and board of directors at the school had to affirm  their belief in Christianity.<\/p>\n    <span id=\"dots2\"><p><strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><\/span><span id=\"more2\">\n    <p>In its first year, the college operated out of the YMCA building  on the corner of Saratoga and Charles Streets with Dr. William Robert Monroe  serving as dean. The curriculum offered the traditional medical and surgical  courses of Anatomy, Chemistry, Physiology, Materia Medica and Therapeutics,  Principles and Practice of Medicine, Principles and Practice of Surgery  (including eye and ear), and Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children, as  well as dental coursework including, Operative Dentistry, Dental Histology and  Dental Pathology, Mechanical Dentistry and Metallurgy. The course catalog  boasted a longer annual session of 7.5 months compared to other medical schools,  claiming students could graduate after two courses of instruction, which  differed from the three required at other institutions. The cost for attendance  was a $5 matriculation fee, $120 for lecture and laboratory tickets for one  session, $10 for a dissection ticket, and a $30 graduation fee: all adding up  to $165 ($5,138.80 in 2025 dollars)<strong> <\/strong>for a year of medical education. In  the first year of operation, the BMC graduated seventeen students, including  one woman. From 1881 to 1883, BMC was one of few schools in Baltimore that  allowed woman students to attend; however, after 1883, women were no longer  admitted.<\/p>\n    <p>During the 1882-83 academic year the BMC moved to 93 N. Paca  Street. That same year, it offered daily clinical instruction at a free dispensary.  By 1885, the Maryland General Hospital became part of the school, offering  students more clinical instruction and internship opportunities. Soon after its  partnership with the BMC, the Maryland General Hospital was given $3750  annually by the state to treat indigent patients free of charge. In 1888, the  BMC moved once again to a building on North Howard Street. The Maryland General  Hospital Training School for Nurses opened in 1891, offering a three-year  training program. <\/p>\n    <p>By 1892, the BMC was doing well enough to build a new  five-story $75,000 building on the northeast corner of Howard Street and Linden  Avenue. The new building included a dispensary with six private exam rooms and  separate drug room, an accident ward, lecture halls, a 500-seat amphitheater,  and separate laboratories for histological, pathological, anatomical, and  chemical instruction. The college building was connected to the Maryland  General Hospital. In addition, in 1892 the American Medical College Association  required schools to lengthen the course of instruction to three-years course before  graduation. 1895 brought additional changes to the school when it established a  separate dental department. A year later, a second college building was under  construction at a cost of $60,000. In the fall of 1904, the Baltimore Law  School became affiliated with the BMC. The law school moved to 802 N. Howard  Street and offered evening lectures so students could work full-time jobs  during the day. The law school was a three-year program offering the degree of  LL.B and had a yearly cost of $60 with an additional $20 diploma fee at  graduation. <\/p>\n    <p>All signs point to a thriving medical school; however, in  March 1909 Abraham Flexner visited the school and in 1910 he released a <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=lxgTAAAAYAAJ&#038;dq=Medical%20Education%20in%20the%20United%20States%20and%20Canada&#038;pg=PP1#v=onepage&#038;q&#038;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scathing  report<\/a> of the BMC in his bulletin titled <em>Medical education in the United  States and Canada: a report to the Carnegie Foundation for the advancement of  teaching. <\/em>Flexner called the BMC &ldquo;one of the weakest of the seven medical  schools in Maryland.&rdquo; He found fault with the school&rsquo;s low entrance  requirements, claiming new students could enter the BMC having less than a  four-year high school education. Flexner also asserted that the BMC frequently  gave high-level standing (i.e., second- or third-year status) to students that  had failed out of other (better) medical schools. <\/p>\n    <p>As a result, the BMC made some changes in admission  requirements for students. By 1912 students entering the school were required  to have a medical student&rsquo;s certificate, a baccalaureate degree from an  accredited college or university, as well as a diploma from an accredited high  school, normal school, or academy. Unfortunately, the BMC never really  recovered from the scathing Flexner report. <\/p>\n    <p>In January 1913, a meeting was held to discuss the merger of  the BMC with the UMSOM. The following resolutions were adopted, and the BMC,  its students and faculty became part of UMSOM:<\/p>\n    <p>Resolution 1 \u2013 The rights of the  BMC in the Maryland General Hospital were transferred to the UMSOM.<\/p>\n    <p>Resolution 2 \u2013 All lab &amp;  teaching equipment in the building on N. Howard Street was turned over to UMSOM.  The building itself remained separate from the UMSOM.<\/p>\n    <p>Resolution 3 \u2013 The faculty members  at the BMC were elected full professors at UMSOM and three were elected to  Board of Regents.<\/p>\n    <p>Resolution 4 \u2013 The BMC dental department  would continue to operate until June 1914.<\/p>\n    <p>Resolution 5 \u2013 The titles of faculty of the BMC would  remain when transferred to UMSOM.<\/p><\/span>\n    <button onclick=\"myFunction2()\" id=\"myBtn2\" style=\"padding:8px;\">Continue Reading<\/button><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n    <script language=\"javascript\">\n      function myFunction2() {\n      var dots = document.getElementById(\"dots2\");\n      var moreText = document.getElementById(\"more2\");\n      var btnText = document.getElementById(\"myBtn2\");\n\n      if (dots.style.display === \"none\") {\n        dots.style.display = \"inline\";\n        btnText.innerHTML = \"Continue Reading\";\n        moreText.style.display = \"none\";\n      } else {\n        dots.style.display = \"none\";\n        btnText.innerHTML = \"Collapse\";\n        moreText.style.display = \"inline\";\n      }\n    }<\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"09\" name=\"09\"><\/a>Gail Betz Receives JEDI Award for Advocacy in Accessibility and Inclusion<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n    <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/08.jpg\" alt=\"Gail Betz, MSLIS\" width=\"549\" height=\"505\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n  \t<p><strong>Gail Betz, MSLIS, <\/strong>research education and outreach  librarian for the School of Social Work, received a JEDI <!--(Justice, Equity,  Diversity, and Inclusion)--> Award from the School of Social Work on March 13,  2025.<\/p>\n  \t<p>Betz  was honored with the <strong>Judith Heumann Staff  Award<\/strong>, which recognizes individuals who advocate for both  individual and systemic change. Colleagues and students alike commend her deep  commitment to accessibility and disability justice.<\/p>\n  \t<p>She  has served on the school&rsquo;s <strong>Diversity, Equity,  and Inclusion Committee<\/strong> and its <strong>accessibility advisory group<\/strong>, advised students through  the <strong>Office of Student Services<\/strong>,  and played a key role in implementing universal design training for all  faculty.<\/p>\n  \t<p>Her  impact extends far beyond these roles, strengthening inclusivity and support  across the School of Social Work through numerous initiatives.<\/p>\n  \t<p>Congratulations  Gail! <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"article-title\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n  <h3><a id=\"10\" name=\"10\"><\/a>Employee News<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n  <div class=\"article-text\">\n  \t<h3><strong>Hiring News<\/strong><\/h3>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/cnieman.jpg\" width=\"98\" height=\"98\" alt=\"Christine Hilsop, MSLIS\" class=\"left\">\n  <p><strong>Christine Hilsop, MSLIS, <\/strong>accepted  the position of data services librarian in the Research and Information  Services Division, Data and Bioinformation Services Department, effective  January 2025.<\/p>\n  <p>Christine  joined the HSHSL in 2022 as the Network of the National Library of Medicine  (NNLM) Region 1 data education librarian, where she had been an active and  collaborative colleague.<\/p>\n  <p>We  are excited that she is bringing her expertise in data literacy, research data  management, and other data-related topics to her new role.<\/p>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/alubinski.jpg\" width=\"98\" height=\"98\" alt=\"Amy Lubinski, MLIS\" class=\"left\">\n\t<p><strong>Amy Lubinski, MLIS<\/strong>, digital  content specialist, joined the Resource Development and Access Division in  January 2025. Amy has been working closely with the UMB Digital Archive,  identifying, documenting, and submitting records. She earned her MLIS from the  University of Maryland, College Park.<\/p>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/eludeman.jpg\" width=\"98\" height=\"98\" alt=\"Emilie Ludeman, MSLIS\" class=\"left\">\n  <p><strong>Emilie Ludeman, MSLIS,<\/strong> was  named head of Research and Education Services in March 2025, having served in  that position on an interim basis since December 2023.<\/p>\n  <p>Emilie  began her career at the HSHSL in 2008 as a reference technician in the (then)  Reference Department. In 2011, she joined the Research, Education, and Outreach  Services team as liaison librarian to the School of Nursing and later to the  School of Graduate Studies.<\/p>\n  <p>She brings deep subject knowledge, creative ideas, and strong leadership skills to  this role.<\/p>\n  \t<hr>\n\t<h3><strong>Promotions and Permanent Status<\/strong><\/h3>\n  \t<p><strong>Emily Gorman, MLIS, <\/strong>research  and education librarian to the School of Pharmacy was promoted to Librarian  III.<\/p>\n  \t<p><strong>Tara Wink, MLS,<\/strong> historical  collections librarian was promoted to Librarian III.<\/p>\n  \t<p><strong>Amy Yarnell, MLS,<\/strong> head,  Data and Bioinformation Services, obtained permanent status.<\/p>\n\t<hr>\n  \t<h3><strong>Presentations<\/strong><\/h3>\n  \t<p><strong>Everly Brown, MLIS,<\/strong> presented &ldquo;Your  Library, Your Resources: HSHSL for Staff&rdquo; at the University of Maryland,  Baltimore, Environmental Services Winter Town Hall on Feb. 26, 2025.<\/p>\n  \t<p><strong>Emily Gorman, MLIS,<\/strong> was an invited  panelist for the Medical Library Association&rsquo;s Pharmacy and Drug Information  Caucus discussion &ldquo;Drug Information Tools Demystified: A Panel Discussion With  Pharmacy Librarians and Pharmacists&rdquo; on March 18, 2025.<\/p>\n  \t<p><strong>Emily Hurst, MSLS, and Everly Brown, MLIS,<\/strong> presented &ldquo;Marketing  Approaches: Health Sciences Libraries&rdquo; at the Association of Academic Health  Sciences Libraries New and Interim Directors Symposium, held virtually on Jan.  23, 2025.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\t<hr>\n\t<h3><strong>Recognition<\/strong><\/h3>\n    <p>Three outstanding  HSHSL employees were honored for their dedicated service to UMB during an  employee recognition luncheon March 20 at Westminster Hall. <strong>Brad Gerhart<\/strong>,  web developer, and <strong>Michele Nance<\/strong>, research information specialist,  celebrated 25 years at UMB, while <strong>Charlene Matthews<\/strong>, library services technician,  marked an impressive milestone of 40 years at the university.<\/p>\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/images\/volume19_Number02\/09.jpg\" alt=\"Employee Recognition Luncheon\" width=\"549\" height=\"318\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n\t<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; margin-top: -20px;\"><strong>Emily Hurst, second from left, and Charlene Mathews, third from left, at the ceremony. 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