InSight Initiative Videos
Submitted by Gerald J. Perry, AHIP, FMLA, Past Chair, InSight Initiative Task Force, and John Gallagher, Chair, InSight Initiative Task ForceMLA’s InSight Initiative is a…
Professionalism & Leadership: Thinking about Thinking
Have you ever thought about how much thinking we do each day, or how we go about making a decision? Have you thought about how…
Education: An Update on AMA 11th Edition Citation Format: A Guide for Pharmacy Students
Submitted by Kathy Grams and Irena G. Dryankova-Bond, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Science–Worcester In 1925, the editors of the Journal of the American…
Consumer Health: Virtual Health Education during COVID-19
Due to COVID-19 and the stay at home order in the state of Florida beginning in March of this year, I realized there had to…
Global Health & Health Equity: A Call to Action: Read, Reflect, Include, Repeat
Submitted by Mary Shah, AHIP, Wiggans Health Sciences Library, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT; edited by Lilian Hoffecker George Floyd’s murder on May 25 set off…
Statement from the Pacific Northwest Chapter of MLA
On June 1, 2020, the African American Medical Librarians Alliance (AAMLA) Caucus released a statement about police brutality and systemic racism and violence. We at…
MLA Consumer and Patient Health Information Caucus Statement
The Consumer and Patient Health Information Caucus (CAPHIC) joins the MLA leadership, the African American Medical Librarians Alliance (AAMLA) Caucus, and MLA caucuses in strong…
MLA International Cooperation Caucus Statement of Solidarity
June 12, 2020 The International Cooperation Caucus (ICC) of MLA is devastated by the recent and many incidents of police violence and brutality in the…
MLA Interprofessional Education and Practice (IPEP) Caucus Statement
The Interprofessional Education and Practice (IPEP) Caucus has at its core the belief that, together, we are better. We stand in solidarity with our fellow…
MLA Osteopathic Libraries Caucus Statement
The Osteopathic Libraries Caucus comprises librarians and library personnel from osteopathic institutions across the United States. We recognize the inherent dignity and equality of all…
PH/HA Statement: Racism Is a Public Health Crisis
PH/HA Statement: Racism is a Public Health Crisis June 4, 2020 Racism and law enforcement violence present destructive impacts on individuals, communities, and public health.…
Anti-racist resources and follow up questions: a recent aggregation
Good morning Medical Informatics Caucus members, Below I have aggregated some of the anti-racist resources and questions shared with me in the past two weeks.…
MLA Collection Development Caucus Statement
The African American Medical Librarians Alliance (AAMLA) Caucus posted a June 1, 2020, statement regarding police brutality, racial oppression, and state-sanctioned violence. The Collection Development…
MLA History of the Health Sciences Caucus Statement
We, the History of the Health Sciences Caucus of MLA, stand with our colleagues in the African American Medical Librarians Alliance (AAMLA) Caucus (June 1,…
MLA Medical Humanities Caucus Statement
The Medical Humanities Caucus of MLA stands in outrage at the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the cruel killings of Breonna Taylor in Louisville…
MLA Medical Informatics Caucus Statement
MLA and individual caucuses are actively affirming their solidarity with members of the African American Medical Librarians Alliance (AAMLA) Caucus and with Black people and…
MLA Technical Services Caucus Statement
The Technical Services Caucus (TSC) stands in solidarity with our colleagues of the African American Medical Librarians Alliance (AAMLA) Caucus and MLA in speaking out…
MLA User Experience Caucus Statement
Racism in America is like dust in the air. It seems invisible—even if you’re choking on it—until you let the sun in. Then you see…
MLA Vision Science Caucus Statement
As vision science librarians, we work to combat blindness every day. However, as recent events have again reminded us, there are many forms of blindness,…
MLA Accessibility and Disability Caucus Statement
The Accessibility and Disability Caucus of MLA condemns the racist and violent actions of police in the murder of so many Black and Brown bodies,…