Health Sciences Information Tools 2000: a cooperative health sciences library/public school information literacy program for medical assistant students.

Educating diverse groups in how to access, use, and evaluate information available through information technologies is emerging as an essential responsibility for health sciences librarians in today's complex health care system. One group requiring immediate attention is medical assistants. Projecti...

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Publicado en:Bulletin of the Medical Library Association Vol. 86; no. 4; pp. 534 - 541
Autores principales: Spang L, Marks E, Adams N
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: University of Pittsburgh, University Library System 1998 Oct
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        affil: Public Services Librarian, Vera P. Shiffman Medical Library, Wayne State University, 4325 Brush Street, Detroit, Michigan 48201
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          Libraries, Health Sciences
          Medical Assisting Education
          Vocational Education
          Students, High School
          Library User Education
          Curriculum
          Funding Source
          Program Implementation
          Program Evaluation
          Collaboration
          Interinstitutional Relations
          Schools, Secondary
      ab: Educating diverse groups in how to access, use, and evaluate information available through information technologies is emerging as an essential responsibility for health sciences librarians in today's complex health care system. One group requiring immediate attention is medical assistants. Projections indicate that medical assistant careers will be among the fastest growing occupations in the twenty-first century. The expanding use and importance of information in all health care settings requires that this workforce be well versed in information literacy skills. But, for public school vocational education staff charged with educating entry level workers to meet this specialized demand, the expense of hiring qualified professionals and acquiring the sophisticated technology necessary to teach such skills poses a dilemma. Health Sciences Information Tools 2000, a cooperative work-study information literacy program jointly formulated by the Wayne State University's Shiffman Medical Library and the Detroit Public Schools' Crockett Career and Technical Center, demonstrates that cooperation between the health sciences library and the public school is a mutually beneficial and constructive solution. This article describes the background, goals, curriculum, personnel, costs, and evaluation methods of Tools 2000. The Shiffman-Crockett information literacy program, adaptable to a variety of library settings, is an innovative means of preparing well-trained high school vocational education students for beginning level medical assistant positions as well as further education in the health care field.
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