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Jolene M. Miller

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Improving Medical Students’ Learning Outcomes: Teaching A Web-Assisted Elective Course For Fourth-Year Medical Students, Misa Mi, Marlene Porter, Jolene Miller, Jodi Jameson, Jerry Natal Oct 2009

Improving Medical Students’ Learning Outcomes: Teaching A Web-Assisted Elective Course For Fourth-Year Medical Students, Misa Mi, Marlene Porter, Jolene Miller, Jodi Jameson, Jerry Natal

Jolene M. Miller

Since 1997, the Mulford Health Science Library at the University of Toledo Health Science Campus (formerly the Medical College of Ohio) has been offering a 3-credit-hour elective course for 4th year medical students. The goal of the course is to provide students with skill sets that are important for them to develop as current students and future health care practitioners. It has been the goal of the library to constantly update course content that would be relevant to the students and to seek innovative course delivery methods to enhance the students’ learning experience. A continuous improvement cycle also calls for …


Mastering The Biomedical Literature: Preparing For Learning-Centered Practice, Jolene Miller, Marlene Porter Apr 2008

Mastering The Biomedical Literature: Preparing For Learning-Centered Practice, Jolene Miller, Marlene Porter

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Because of the volume of available information and incredibly busy schedules, physicians require a high degree of skill in accessing, evaluating, and organizing information for efficient retrieval and reuse. The Mastering the Biomedical Literature elective (a two-week elective) in the University of Toledo's College of Medicine is designed to equip students with core information skills in support of clinical decision-making and lifelong learning. Content, skills, and issues that were selected for the elective were based on the types of questions received at the Mulford Library from third- and fourth-year medical students and resident physicians. Content selection was also driven by …


Personal Information Management In The Medical Professions: An Elective For Fourth-Year Medical Students At The Medical College Of Ohio, Jolene Miller Dec 2004

Personal Information Management In The Medical Professions: An Elective For Fourth-Year Medical Students At The Medical College Of Ohio, Jolene Miller

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Issues Surrounding The Administration Of A Credit Course For Medical Students: Survey Of Us Academic Health Sciences Librarians, Jolene Miller Jun 2004

Issues Surrounding The Administration Of A Credit Course For Medical Students: Survey Of Us Academic Health Sciences Librarians, Jolene Miller

Jolene M. Miller

Objectives: For librarians developing a credit course for medical students, the process often involves trial and error. This project identified issues surrounding the administration of a credit course, so that librarians nationally can rely more upon shared knowledge of common practices and less upon trial and error. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to the education services librarian at each medical school listed in the 2000 AAMC Data Book. A second questionnaire was sent to those librarians who did not return the first one. Results: Of the 125 librarians surveyed, 82 returned the questionnaire. Of those 82, only 11 offered a …


Learning To Make A Difference To Students In Specialized Programs: Adapting The Texas Information Literacy Tutorial For Students In The Health Sciences, Jolene Miller Apr 2003

Learning To Make A Difference To Students In Specialized Programs: Adapting The Texas Information Literacy Tutorial For Students In The Health Sciences, Jolene Miller

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The purpose of this poster is to describe the process of revising the Texas Information Literacy Tutorial, from needs assessment to proposed evaluation. It also highlights the special information needs of students enrolled in health science education programs (nursing, allied health, medicine, health science research, etc.).