Leveraging accreditation to integrate sustainable information literacy instruction into the medical school curriculum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the term "information literacy" is not often used, the skills associated with that concept are now central to the mission and accreditation process of medical schools. The simultaneous emphasis on critical thinking skills, knowledge acquisition, active learning, and development and acceptance of technology perfectly positions libraries to be central to and integrated into the curriculum.

Case presentation

This case study discusses how one medical school and health sciences library leveraged accreditation to develop a sustainable and efficient flipped classroom model for teaching information literacy skills to first-year medical students. The model provides first-year medical students with the opportunity to learn information literacy skills, critical thinkin

SUBMITTER: Tagge N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6013141 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature