Pitt in Brief: News, Awards, and Developments From the University of Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH- Behind the larger stories about the University of Pittsburgh are other stories of faculty, staff, and student achievement as well as information on Pitt programs reaching new levels of success. The following is this week's compilation of some of those stories.

Pitt lands $1 million grant to launch health sciences librarian certificate program

Pitt's School of Information Sciences and Health Sciences Library System were awarded a $991,311 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to support the creation of a post-master's health sciences librarian certificate program to help address a national need for librarians and information managers in the health sciences. The 15-credit program provides a focused curriculum addressing current issues in health sciences librarianship and is offered online to lend working students flexibility.

Highly qualified health sciences librarians are needed as the health care industry focuses on evidence-based medicine to translate basic research into clinical care and disease prevention. Health sciences librarians play a key role in helping practitioners and researchers keep pace with the rapidly expanding knowledge base. Pitt's program will prepare students for positions in health sciences libraries in academic medical centers, hospitals, public health agencies, research institutes, and other health care settings.

More information is available on the certificate program's Web site at www.ischool.pitt.edu/health. For more information, contact Pitt News Representative Morgan Kelly at 412-624-4356 (office); 412-897-1400 (cell); mekelly@pitt.edu.

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