telephone: (215) 481-2096
e-mail: mchayes@amh.org

Role At Dixon
Marion Chayes is the Director of the Health Science Library at Abington Memorial Hospital Dixon School of Nursing. She coordinates and implements all the library services. She is a member of the curriculum and faculty organization committees at Abington Memorial Hospital Dixon School of Nursing.

Educational Background
1978 - Rowan University
1982 - Villanova University

Professional Experience
Ms. Chayes was the president of the Philadelphia Chapter Medical Library Association. She is the coordinator of the Delaware Valley Information Consortium, which includes forty area libraries. She is also the coordinator of Basic Health Sciences Library Consortium, which includes six states and five hundred libraries.

Professional Recognition and Awards
Ms. Chayes received the chapter achievement award for the Medical Library Association. She was named the Medical Librarian of the Year; she is a National Library Ambassador at Abington Memorial Hospital. In 2001, she was a nominee for the Abington Memorial Hospital Gold Standard Award.

Personal Interests:
She enjoys golfing.

Nursing Education As A Career
Marion Chayes selected a career in nursing education because she liked the opportunity to serve in a service-oriented field. She enjoys the interaction with students and assisting them with their research needs.