title: Getting on the fast track, or how to get an MLIS through distance education, with a specialization in medical librarianship.
abstract: The article describes an innovation in MLIS education for medical librarianship, with an introduction to the FastTrack, the distance education program at the University of Pittsburgh's library and information science school, together with an overview of a model program linking the biomedical library at Vanderbilt University with the School of Information Sciences in Pittsburgh. Admissions requirements and specific curriculum for the distance education master's degree are detailed in an FAQ format.
authors.affiliation: Department of Library & Information Science, School of Information Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA. ellen@sis.pitt.edu
authors.forename: Ellen G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Detlefsen
mesh_terms: D020375:Education, Distance; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D007997:Library Schools / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007998:Library Science / Q000193:education*; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D013714:Tennessee; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration; D000078329:Workforce