Academic librarian support for patient-centred and inclusive medical education curricula: a case report.
Background: Medical educators are increasingly aware of the need for patient-centred and inclusive curricula. Collaboration paired with sound evidence can facilitate efforts in this area. Librarians are well-equipped to help move this work forward, as their skills and expertise can support educators...
| Published in: | Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 113; no. 4; pp. 358 - 366 |
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| Format: | case study tables/charts Journal Article |
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University of Pittsburgh, University Library System
Oct2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=189059865&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 189059865 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 15365050 PI8 jtl: Journal of the Medical Library Association issn: 15365050 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2025 vid: 113 iid: 4 pid: 60406 pub: University of Pittsburgh, University Library System place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 189059865 189059865 189059865 10.5195/jmla.2025.2106 189059865 ppf: 358 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Academic librarian support for patient-centred and inclusive medical education curricula: a case report. aug: au: Phinney, Jackie Picketts, Leanne Reid, Lynette affil: Dalhousie University Libraries/Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, N.B., Canada sug: subj: Libraries, Academic Health Sciences Librarians Psychosocial Factors Professional Role Education, Medical Curriculum Development Problem-Based Learning Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Patient Centered Care Health Services Accessibility Literature Searching Resource Allocation Canada Multidisciplinary Care Team Collaboration Teaching Materials, Clinical Cultural Competence Interprofessional Relations ab: Background: Medical educators are increasingly aware of the need for patient-centred and inclusive curricula. Collaboration paired with sound evidence can facilitate efforts in this area. Librarians are well-equipped to help move this work forward, as their skills and expertise can support educators through the process of revising learning materials that will incorporate timely and socially accountable information. Case Presentation: This case report describes an initiative at one Canadian medical school, whereby a health sciences librarian joined an interdisciplinary working group to support the updating of case-based learning materials for the undergraduate medical curriculum. These materials were revised with an anti-oppressive and patient-centred lens, and as an embedded member of the working group the librarian provided on-demand literature searches, participated in conversations regarding the importance of critical appraisal skills, and consulted on sustainable access to electronic materials used in the cases. From this experience and close collaboration, lessons which enhanced their practice and stronger relationships emerged for the librarian. Conclusions: Involving librarians' expertise in updating learning materials provides many benefits to curriculum developers and presents opportunities for liaison librarians to engage with their faculties more closely. Promoting patientcentredness and inclusivity is an ongoing process, and academic health sciences librarians can apply their expertise to curricular initiatives such as the one described here, while librarians working in clinical settings can support these efforts through specialized forms of teaching and outreach. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: case study tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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