Post Graduate Fellowship, National Library of Medicine Bethesda, Maryland, 2005

Master of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina, 2003

BS, Exercise Science/Mathematics, Lander University Greenwood, South Carolina, 1995

Michael E. DeBakey Library Services Outreach Award, Friends of the National Library of Medicine

Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) – Distinguished Level

2016 – 2017 University of Georgia Service-Learning Fellow

2014 – 2015 Outstanding Faculty Award – Augusta University – University Libraries

2013 BioMedical Informatics MBL/NLM Fellowship – the National Library of Medicine

National Library of Medicine Associate Fellow

Gaines JK, Blake L, Kouame G, Davies KJ, Ballance D, Gaddy VT, Gallman E, Russell M, Wood E. Partnering to analyze selection of resources by medical students for case-based small group learning: A collaboration between librarians and medical educators. Med Ref Serv Q. 2018;37(3):249-265.  doi: 10.1080/02763869.2018.1477709.

Mears K, Connolly-Brown M, Gaines JK, Blake L, Davies K, Shipman P, Kouame G. Evaluation of an embedded program through the embedded ecosystem framework and toolkit. Journal of Academic Librarianship. 2017 Nov; 43(6): 532-39. Available from: DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2017.07.001.

Deutsch K, Gaines JK, Hill JR, Nuss MA. iPad experience during clinical rotations from seven medical schools in the United States:  Lessons learned. Med Teach. 2016 Apr;38(11): 1152-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2016.1170778.

Cervero RM, Gaines JK. The Impact of CME on Physician Performance and Patient Health Outcomes: An Updated Synthesis of Systematic Reviews. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2015 Apr;35(2):131-8.

Nuss MA, Hill JR, Cervero RM, Gaines JK, Middendorf BF. Real-time use of the iPad by third-year medical students for clinical decision support and learning: a mixed methods study. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2014;4(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v4.25184

Crites GE, Gaines JK, Cottrell S, Kalishman S, Gusic M, Mavis B, Durning SJ. Medical education scholarship: an introductory guide: AMEE Guide No. 89. Med Teach. 2014 Aug; 36(8):657-74.

Book Chapter: Gaines JK, Solomon M. Chapter 13: Outreach. In: Huber JT, Tu-Keefner F, eds. Health Librarianship: An introduction. 1st ed. Denver, CO: Libraries Unlimited; 2014: 225-249

Embedded Librarians

Mobile Technology in Medical Education

Community Outreach

Evidence-based Medicine