Student Resources Page

for future health sciences librarians and information professionals...

What's New
MLA-FOCUS (for members-only) MLA's free email newsletter for members, MLA-FOCUS alerts members to new MLA products, services, and important professional issues, provides links to professional tools, and highlights courses, publications, and conferences.
About the profession
Explore what it means to be a medical librarian (for more information about medical librarianship, visit our Career Resources Center) Pearls of Wisdom Sage words of advice and encouragement from one of MLA's most esteemed leaders, Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA YouTube Elevator Speeches-medical librarians discuss their jobs: Assoc. Dir. Library Technical Services, Archivist, Systems Librarian, Hospital Librarian Career DVD, "Join the Health Care Team: Become a Medical Librarian" Member spotlight (from MLA News) Find schools
Grants and Scholarships	Job Opportunities
MLA Scholarship and Grants MLA Scholarship MLA Scholarship for Minority Students Rittenhouse Award NLM/MLA Spectrum Scholarship MLA/Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Leadership and Career Development Program	Jobs on MLANET MLA Student Discussion List Health Sciences Library Internships MLA's Chapter Council has identified some library school internships available in health sciences libraries within the chapters. ARL student resume database for graduate students
Connect with other students, future colleagues, and mentors
Find a Mentor (for members only; non-members, please email Tomi Gunn at gunn@mlahq.org) MLA Student Discussion List Connect with other students and future colleagues MLA Facebook Page MLA LinkedIn Page
More helpful resources for students
Hire Me! Finding an Academic Library Job Edited by MLA members Dean Hendrix and Michelle L. Zafron Academy of Health Information Professionals MLA's peer-reviewed professional development and career recognition program. MLA News (for members only) Our newsletter is packed with useful facts and helpful hints, such as updates on annual meeting programs, job opportunities, and announcements about new discussion lists and websites in the health sciences. JMLA The premier scholarly journal for health information sciences.
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