A workgroup of MLA and AAHSL volunteers have written comments that address the information and data resources needed by the health services research community for research and practice. These comments reflect current practice and are intended to provide input on future resource and program directions for the National Library of Medicine (NLM) support of information related to health services research,
Read MLA and AAHSL's comments here.
The MLA and AAHSL Boards thank the following members for contributing comments to this RFI. Their comments reflect the breadth of knowledge, expertise and diversity of MLA and AAHSL’s members and communities of practice:
- Maggie Ansell, Cochair, Governmental Relations Committee; Joint MLA/AAHSL Legislation Committee member
- Michelle Kraft, Hospital Libraries Caucus
- Michael Kronenfeld, 2019 Michael DeBakey Fellow
- Sylvia McAphee, African American Medical Librarians Alliance Caucus
- Rachel Hinrichs, Integrative Health, Health Disparities, Information Services, Interprofessional Education and Practice, Medical Informatics, Public Health/Health Administration, Research, and Systematic Reviews Caucuses
- Amy Lyons, Collection Development, Data, Health Disparities, International Cooperation, Interprofessional Education and Practice, Leadership and Management, Medical Informatics, Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services, Public Services, Research, Systematic Reviews, and Translational Sciences Collaboration Caucuses
- Catherine Pepper, Clinical Librarians and Evidence-Based Healthcare, Data, Innovation & Research Practice, International Cooperation, Interprofessional Education and Practice, Libraries in Health Sciences Curriculums, Medical Informatics, Public Health/Health Administration, Research, Systematic Reviews, and Translational Sciences Collaboration Caucuses
- Chris Shaffer, AAHSL President
- Diane Schwartz, Research Caucus
- Rachel Stark, Clinical Support, Interprofessional Education and Practice, Leadership and Management, Libraries in Health Sciences Curriculums, and Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services Caucuses
- Lisa Traditi, MLA President
- Sarah Wade, Collection Development, Interprofessional Education and Practice, Leadership and Management, Libraries in Health Sciences Curriculums, Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services, Osteopathic Libraries, Research, and Systematic Reviews Caucuses
- Deborah West, Research Caucus
