title: Integrating core information competencies into a traditional curriculum: a collaborative approach.
abstract: To prepare for a career, in which they keep up-to-date with current physical therapy procedures and health care trends, it is imperative that students become life-long learners. Four core competencies have been identified as skills to promote life-long learning: e-mail, professional electronic mailing lists (listservs), online data-base searching, and searching the World Wide Web. This paper discusses integrating the core competencies into the curriculum of a physical therapist assistant program through a collaborative effort between the physical therapist assistant program faculty and librarians.
authors.affiliation: Allegheny Hahnemann Library, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ohles
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Maritz
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D003162:Competency-Based Education; D003200:Computer User Training; D003479:Curriculum; D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019451:Information Management / Q000193:education; D020407:Internet; D010414:Pennsylvania; D010814:Physical Therapy Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000193:education*; D000078329:Workforce