Subjects
scholarly communication, peer learning, critical information literacy, health science librarianship, medical librarianship
Document Type
Innovative Practice
Abstract
This piece introduces the Des Moines University Library’s Research and Scholarly Communication Peer Associate Program, focusing on the curriculum of a five-day summer institute developed for graduate medical and health sciences students and rooted in a critical information literacy framework. The authors outline the institute’s philosophy and approach and provide readers with key content areas, materials, activities, and homework prompts. Initial program assessment is discussed, and the authors share their thoughts on how the program might continue to evolve to meet the changing needs of students. The article concludes with reflections from two peer associates who participated in the program during the 2022–2023 academic year.
DOI
10.15760/comminfolit.2023.17.2.10
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/41017
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Schlesselman-Tarango, G., Edgerton, J., Pryor, E., & Valencia, R. (2023). Engaging Graduate Medical and Health Sciences Students in Scholarly Communication: The Des Moines University Library’s Research & Scholarly Communication Peer Associate Program. Communications in Information Literacy, 17 (2), 510–529. https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2023.17.2.10