Librarians in Medical Education: Information Survival Skills Sarah K Librarians in Medical Education: Information Survival Skills Sarah K. Morley, MLS, Ingrid Hendrix, MILS The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM Introduction The crisis in scholarly communication and the increased emphasis on evidence-based practice highlight the need for information literate health care professionals. Health sciences librarians are uniquely positioned to move beyond the typical guest lecture to provide more in-depth instruction in knowledge management. Library faculty developed a medical school elective related to locating, evaluating, using, and communicating medical information. Instructional Methods Group discussion Hands-on computer work Peer learning Student presentations Minimal lecture Setting Urban academic medical center in the Southwest 2nd & 3rd year medical students (N=54) Pass/fail elective Five sessions, 1.5 hour each Taught annually since 2006

Librarians in Medical Education: Information Survival Skills Sarah K Librarians in Medical Education: Information Survival Skills Sarah K. Morley, MLS, Ingrid Hendrix, MILS The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM Course Objectives Understand the changing nature of scholarly communication and online publishing Identify resources and strategies for searching current best evidence Evaluate professional literature and patient education material Apply methods for managing and presenting information Syllabus Topics

Librarians in Medical Education: Information Survival Skills Sarah K Librarians in Medical Education: Information Survival Skills Sarah K. Morley, MLS, Ingrid Hendrix, MILS The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM Findings Students benefited most when active in either a clinical or a research rotation Most useful aspects were: RefWorks (citation management software) PubMed advanced features Patient education resources Interactive/hands-on activities Conclusions and Future Work This course content is appropriate for all levels of learners and could be easily adapted for other health science professionals. The authors developed a second elective Art and Science of Searching and Managing the Medical Literature and are designing a comparable faculty development workshop. Health sciences librarians are educational partners who should be consulted for curriculum and course development.