The ACRL IS Information Literacy in the Disciplines Committee has gathered links and citations to information literacy standards and curricula developed by accrediting agencies, professional associations, and institutions of higher education in Medicine.
Association of American Medical Colleges. “Core Competencies for Entering Medical Students.”
Association of College and Research Libraries STS Task Force on Information Literacy for Science and Technology. 2006. “Information Literacy Standards for Science and Engineering/Technology.”
Liaison Committee on Medical Education. "Functions and Structure of a Medical School" - (contains the 2025-26 LCME Standards).
Bendriss, Rachid, Reya Saliba, and Sally Birch. “Faculty and Librarians’ Partnership: Designing a New Framework to Develop Information Fluent Future Doctors.” Journal of Academic Librarianship 41, no. 6 (2015): 821-838.
Boruff, Jill, T., and Aliki Thomas. “Integrating Evidence-Based Practice and Information Literacy Skills in Teaching Physical and Occupational Therapy Students.” Health Information & Libraries Journal 28, no. 4 (2011): 264-272.
Brower, Stewart M. “Medical Education and Information Literacy in the Era of Open Access.” Medical Reference Services Quarterly 29, no. 1 (2010): 85-91.
Chen, Kuan-nien, Pei-chun Lin, and Sung-Shan Chang. “Integrating Library Instruction into a Problem-Based Learning Curriculum.” Aslib Proceedings 63, no. 5 (2011): 517-532.
Goodman, Xan Y., and Ruby L. Nugent. 2020. “Teaching Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in Dental Medicine.” Medical Reference Services Quarterly 39 (4): 309–22. doi:10.1080/02763869.2020.1826183.
Helbing, Rachel R, Stefanie Lapka, Kathryn Richdale, and Catherine L Hatfield. 2022. “In-Person and Online Escape Rooms for Individual and Team-Based Learning in Health Professions Library Instruction.” Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA 110 (4): 507–12. doi:10.5195/jmla.2022.1463.
Hoberecht, Toni, Ken Randall, and April J. Schweikhard. “Library Tutorials in an Allied Health Evidence-Based Practice Class.” Medical Reference Services Quarterly 34, no. 2 (2015): 240-248.
Kleyman, Emily Z., and Sara Tabaei. “Information Literacy Needs in Graduate-Level Health Sciences Education.” The Journal of the Physician Assistant Education: The Official Journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association 23, no. 2 (2012): 36-41.
Landry, Alden M. "Integrating Health Equity Content into Health Professions Education." AMA Journal of Ethics 23, no. 3 (2021): E229-234.
Munn, Joanne, and Jann Small. "What is the Best Way to Develop Information Literacy amd Academic Skills of First Year Health Science Students? A Systematic Review." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 12, no. 3 (2017): 56-94.
Sbaffi, Laura, Frances Johnson, Jillian Griffiths, Jennifer Rowley, and Anne Weist. “NICE Evidence Search: Student Peers’ Views on their Involvement as Trainers in Peer-based Information Literacy Training.” Journal of Academic Librarianship 41, no. 2 (2015): 201-206.
Smith, Denise A., and Stephanie Sanger. 2023. “Scaffolded, Embedded Required: Information Literacy Education in Undergraduate Health Sciences.” Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association (JCHLA) 44 (2): 27–35. doi:10.29173/jchla29666.
