Stat Talk: Developing and Customizing Information Literacy Courses for Health Professionals. Gwen Wilson, Washburn University.
Objective: In the digital age it is becoming essential for health professionals to be information literate.
Methods: An information literacy course teaches students what information literacy is, the role it has in evidence based practice, skills to be information literate, and how to be a life-long learner. In this talk I will outline how I developed two courses including the learning outcomes and assignments that make the courses relevant to future health professionals.
Results: By offering a for credit information literacy course designated for health professionals, the Health Sciences Librarian has seen an increase in faculty interest in the role of the library and librarian in instructing students.
Conclusion: For credit information literacy courses specific for health professionals is a way to bring the importance of the library and the Health Sciences Librarian to the attention of students, faculty, and administration.
