Abstract
In this profile, Kristine M. Alpi, AHIP, FMLA, Medical Library Association (MLA) president, 2021–2022, is described as committed to public health, professional development, and the growth and evolution of MLA. She teaches and speaks on the shared health impact from interactions among animals, humans, and the environment, and she mentors graduate students and fellows in librarianship and informatics. Alpi earned her PhD in educational research and policy analysis in 2018 and directs the Oregon Health & Science University Library.
Highlights
After working as an information services librarian and lecturer at the Weill Cornell Medical College, she took on the position of library manager at the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene’s Public Health Library, where she directly served the public health professionals that served the largest city in the United States
She continued as a lecturer in public health at Weill Cornell, teaching students in evidence-based medicine, epidemiology, and biostatistics
Library of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University (NCSU), Kris entered a new area of public health—that of the shared health impact from interactions among animals, humans, and the environment
Summary
It’s a distinct honor to be able to tell you about the career of Kristine Markovich Alpi, Medical Library Association (MLA) president for 2021–2022. I first met Kris when she arrived at the New York Academy of Medicine, where she was starting a job as education coordinator for what was the Region 1 Regional Medical Library. Already begun preparing herself for excellence in library services, having worked as a hospital librarian in Indiana and participating in the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Associate Fellowship Program.
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