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Rising Stars
Deadline extended: Submit your application by December 6, 2024
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MLA Awards and Honors
Nominate your colleagues for their distinguished services to health sciences librarianship by December 6, 2024.
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MLA Research Training Institute
Take your professional development to the next level with advanced research training. Submit your application for the MLA RTI Fellowship program by February 18, 2025.
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What is a Health Information Professional?
Using materials and tools that range from traditional print journals to electronic databases and the latest mobile devices, health sciences librarians use innovative strategies to access and deliver critical information for patient care, research, and publication.
About the Profession
Learn about the wide range of expert services health information professionals provide in their institutions.
Is this a Career For You?
Become an essential member of the health care team and impact health research, patient care, and publishing.
About MLA: Who We Are, What We Do
MLA supports medical and health sciences librarians and other information professionals with community engagement, funding, continuing education in health information management, research, and evidence-based practice, and more.
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Executive Director, NNLM Region 2
Charleston, SC
November 21, 2024
Reporting to the Director of Libraries, the Executive Director provides leadership for all aspects of the NNLM Region 2, including supervising the personnel, setting direction, managing the budget, preparing reports, and evaluating the program. The successful candidate will bring a dedication to outreach and educational programs that increase access to quality health information, be skilled in managing a high-performing unit, possess strong networking and collaborative skills, …
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RTI ’25 Office Hours for submission questions
Drop in to the office hours session to have your questions answered about submitting to the Research Training Institute (RTI) '25.
The Emergence of AI Pedagogy: Exploring Resources and Enhancing Classroom Engagement for Medical Librarians and Information Professionals Webinar
ChatGPT, Gemini, and other Generative AI models can revolutionize how college students learn and conduct research and how you can facilitate teaching, learning, and patron…
Protocols: The Foundation of Evidence Syntheses Webinar
Protocols are the foundation of a quality evidence synthesis. Learn how you can encourage researchers to develop and register evidence synthesis protocols that support high-quality…
Be Well MLA – December Session
Be Well MLA: You are invited to join the the Be Well MLA Committee for a session on music and music therapy. Wednesday, December 18…
Featured News
Research Training Institute (RTI) 2025: Why Should I Apply?
Applications are Now Open for the 2025-26 Research Training Institute (RTI). Since 2018, the RTI’s unique and highly successful program has trained, mentored, and supported…
MLA Board Highlights: November 2024
Submitted by Tamara M. Nelson, AHIP, MLA Board of Directors, Secretary The MLA Board of Directors met throughout 2024 with the most recent virtual meeting…
Call for Award Nominations
The association has a proud tradition of recognizing members who have significantly contributed to the field of health sciences librarianship and advanced the goals of…