Competencies for Lifelong Learning and Professional Success:

The Educational Policy Statement of the Medical Library Association

MLA President Joanne G. Marshall, FMLA, appointed the Task Force on Educational Policy Statement Revision and charged the group to:

review and revise Platform for Change in light of the needs of MLA members and the changing educational environment, making recommendations for changes in content, structure, and title the review should take into consideration the goals stated in MLA's strategic plan and the 2004/05 priorities and should result in an overall strategic statement of MLA's approach to education and professional development for its members in the future;
explore how the revised statement can be used to restructure and enhance current programs and to develop new programs as required in collaboration with the Continuing Education Committee;
initiate a dialogue among MLA members about the educational policy statement through an open forum at MLA '05; and
liaise with the Task Force on Research Policy Statement Revision as appropriate.

Task Force Members

Rick B. Forsman, AHIP, FMLA, Chair
University of Colorado
Natalie Kamper
University of California–Los Angeles
Marsha Kmec, AHIP
Olive View University of California–Los Angeles Medical Center
Carolyn E. Lipscomb, AHIP
Consultant
Barbara A. Rapp
National Library of Medicine
Fred W. Roper, AHIP, FMLA
Consultant
Linda Walton
Northwestern University [now at University of Iowa]
Terry Ann Jankowski, AHIP, Continuing Education Committee Liaison
University of Washington
Rosalind Lett, AHIP, Board Liaison
Consultant
Carla J. Funk, CAE, Staff Liaison
Medical Library Association
Kathleen Combs, Staff Liaison
Medical Library Association