Steve Wilson, Web Architect & Outreach Librarian, received the Michael E. DeBakey Librarian Outreach and Community Collaboration Award from the Friends of the National Library of Medicine (FNLM) at the FNLM 2023 Awards Gala on April 4, 2023 in Washington, DC.
The Michael E. DeBakey Medical Librarian Outreach and Community Collaboration Award, for outstanding outreach librarians serving rural or underserved populations, was established in the early 1990s to recognize the contributions to medical education and librarianship by Michael E. DeBakey, M.D. (1908 – 2008). A world-renowned American cardiac surgeon, innovator, medical educator, and international medical statesman, Dr. DeBakey worked tirelessly in numerous capacities to improve national and international standards of health care. This award is presented to a practicing health sciences librarian who works in the tradition of the incredible advances and medical innovations of Dr. DeBakey to provide valuable health information to underserved and rural populations.
Wilson coordinates the Center for Disability Resources Library, one of the largest collections in the country focused on intellectual and developmental disabilities. He helps family members of recently diagnosed children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and professionals who work in this field with nationwide access to quality health information.
Congratulations on this high honor, Steve!
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