Overview
Sarah Cantrell (she/her/hers) is the Associate Director for Research & Education at the Medical Center Library & Archives, and is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating the Library's research and education programs. She is also the liaison to the Graduate Medical Education programs. Sarah is currently on the steering committee of the Evidence-Based Practice for Health Sciences Librarians workshop, and co-director of the Evidence-Based Practice for the Medical Librarian course at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science. Sarah served as a Co-Director of Duke's national Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) workshop for clinicians and librarians from 2019 to 2024. Before joining Duke, she worked at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, where she established a Clinical Librarian Program and joined inpatient care teams for teaching rounds, providing real-time evidence-based decision support and teaching at the point of care. Prior to WRNMMC, she was the Education Services Coordinator and Instruction Librarian at Georgetown University Medical Center's Dahlgren Memorial Library in Washington, DC.
- MLIS, Library & Information Studies, University of Wisconsin Madison
- BA, English Literature, University of Wisconsin Madison
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Prof Library Staff
Medical Center Library & Archives,
School of Medicine
Recent Scholarly Works
Good Teachers: A Scoping Review on What Medical Students Value in OB/Gyn Resident Educators.
Journal article J Surg Educ · May 2026 OBJECTIVE: To map the existing literature describing the qualities and behaviors of obstetrics and gynecology (OB/Gyn) residents that medical students value in resident teachers, in order to inform development of Resident-as-Teacher (RAT) curricula. DESIGN ... Full text Link to item CiteCranial Nerve Injury in Endoscopic Endonasal Approach to Skull Base Surgery: A Systematic Review.
Journal article Int Forum Allergy Rhinol · April 2026 The endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) to the skull base has revolutionized the management of ventral skull base lesions, offering superior visualization and reduced morbidity. Yet, iatrogenic cranial nerve (CN) injuries, causing temporary or permanent de ... Full text Link to item CiteManagement Protocol for Ballistic and Other High-Energy Avulsive Facial Injuries-An Update for the 21st Century.
Journal article Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr · March 3, 2026 High-energy ballistic and avulsive injuries to the face represent some of the most complex challenges in modern reconstructive surgery. Since Robertson and Manson's 1999 management protocol, extensive military experience and technological advancements have ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Clinical Practice Guidelines on Perioperative Management of Heart Transplant Recipients
ResearchLibrary Assistant · Awarded by Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists · 2025 - 2026Informing public policy support for family caregivers based on typologies of need
ResearchLibrary Assistant · Awarded by Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers · 2022 - 2024Evaluating physical functioning using patient-reported outcome measures: How does the question form and recall period influence patients' interpretation?
ResearchLibrary Assistant · Awarded by Food and Drug Administration · 2020 - 2023View All Grants