title: The Medical Library Association: promoting new roles for health information professionals.
abstract: As the Medical Library Association (MLA) enters its second century, its role in providing leadership and focus for the education of health information professionals in a changing environment will be critical. MLA members face dramatic changes in the health care environment as well as significant opportunities and must position themselves to thrive in the new environment. This paper examines new roles for health information professionals, new approaches to education and training, and related issues of credentialing, certification/and licensure.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. homan@mayo.edu
authors.forename: J Michael
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Homan
authors.forename: Julie J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: McGowan
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D003406:Credentialing; D006266:Health Education / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D007996:Library Associations / Q000592:standards*; D016243:Library Collection Development; D007998:Library Science / Q000592:standards*; D008004:Licensure; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards; D024382:Professional Role; D014481:United States