In addition to being partners in the classroom, the library supports education research and scholarship. Librarians provide consultations and instruction for YSM educational programs, including the Master of Health Science – Medical Education Track Degree Program and the Education Scholar Fellowship, sponsored by the Center for Medical Education.
Topics discussed include, but are not limited to, enhancing learners’ skills in searching the biomedical literature to locate papers on health professions educational scholarship, identifying what resources to search to maximize retrieval of relevant literature, and suggesting journals to disseminate research results.
PubMed is the premiere database to find biomedical literature, but not necessarily the most effective or efficient when searching for educational topics. Librarians can guide education scholars to additional resources/databases to expand their search including the education literature and other potential sources. See below for a selected list.
Librarians are available for consultation or possible collaboration on educational research projects. To learn more about how the library can support your scholarship in this area, please contact Judy Spak, head of Academic Research and Education at the medical library.