J Med Libr Assoc. 2022 Oct 1;110(4):478-484. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2022.1486.
Doctor of pharmacy educational accreditation standards state student pharmacists should be able to evaluate the scientific literature as well as critically analyze and apply information in answering drug information questions. Student pharmacists often struggle with identifying and using appropriate resources to answer medication-related questions. To ensure educational needs were met, a college of pharmacy hired a health sciences librarian to support the faculty and students.
The health sciences librarian collaborated with faculty and students throughout the doctor of pharmacy curriculum to identify and address any gaps related to appropriate drug resource utilization. Adding instruction time to the new student pharmacist orientation, coursework throughout the first year of the pharmacy program, and a two-semester evidence-based seminar course provided opportunities for the health sciences librarian to work with student pharmacists in the areas of library resource access, instruction on drug information resources, and evaluation of drug information found on the internet.
The deliberate inclusion of a health sciences librarian into the doctor of pharmacy curriculum can benefit faculty and students. Opportunities for collaboration are available throughout the curriculum, such as providing instruction for database utilization and supporting the research activities of both faculty and student pharmacists.
药学博士教育认证标准规定，药剂学生应能够评估科学文献，并批判性地分析和应用信息来回答药物信息问题。药剂学生在识别和使用适当的资源来回答与药物相关的问题方面常常感到困难。为了确保满足教育需求，药学院聘请了一名健康科学图书馆员来支持教师和学生。
健康科学图书馆员与教师和学生合作，贯穿整个药学博士课程，以确定和解决与适当药物资源利用相关的任何差距。在新药剂学生培训的课程中增加指导时间，在药学课程的第一年设置课程，并开设两个学期的循证研讨会课程，为健康科学图书馆员提供了与药剂学生合作的机会，包括图书馆资源访问、药物信息资源指导以及评估互联网上的药物信息等方面。
将健康科学图书馆员有意纳入药学博士课程可以使教师和学生受益。整个课程都有合作的机会，例如提供数据库使用指导，并支持教师和学生药剂师的研究活动。
