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Student Resources Page

This is a place where library and information science students who have chosen or are considering health science librarianship can learn more about medical librarianship, explore ways to connect with other students and mentors, learn about MLA's scholarships and grants program, and see the latest job opportunities available in the profession.. Our goal is to increase the knowledge and interest in health science librarianship, thereby increasing the number of health science librarians and leaders of the future.

Become a Medical Librarian

• Explore what it means to be a medical librarian
  
• Find schools
• Find a Mentor
  
• Scholarship and Grants
  Explore MLA's extensive scholarships and grant program! A few of the scholarships and grants available for students are the
  • MLA Scholarship,
  • MLA Scholarship for Minority Students, and the
  • Rittenhouse Award
    
• Health Sciences Library Internships
  MLA's Chapter Council has identified some library school internships available in health sciences libraries within the chapters.
• NLM/MLA Spectrum Initiative
  The Medical Library Association (MLA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) jointly sponsor a scholarship through the American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Initiative Scholarship program.
• MLA/ARL Leadership and Career Development Program

MLA Student Email List

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Pearls of Wisdom

Sage words of advice and encouragement from one of MLA's most esteemed leaders, Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA

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• 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.
• 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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