Librarian involvement in competency-based medical education: a scoping review

Objectives: The Association of Academic Health Science Libraries Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) task force was assigned several charges. The primary charge is to “create a collection of case studies, vignettes, best practice stories, or other representations demonstrating the beneficial roles and positive impacts of librarian engagement in [CBME].” In discussing ways to accomplish this, members of the task force identified a gap in literature addressing the ways in which librarians are directly involved with CBME. In order to address this gap, the task force will conduct a scoping review to identify demonstrable evidence of librarian involvement in competency-based medical education.

Methods: We have created a protocol and are conducting a scoping review following PRISMA-ScR and Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. The review addresses the question: Is there demonstrable evidence of librarian involvement in competency-based medical education? Specific outcomes of interest include roles that librarians play in supporting CBME, outcomes used to measure the impact of librarian work in CBME, and evidence that outcomes measured are related to clinical competence of learners. This scoping review will be run in the following databases: Ovid/Medline or PubMed, Embase, ERIC, CINAHL, Scopus, LITA/LISA/LISTA. Our inclusion criteria include: studies with outcomes for undergraduate medical education in the United States for programs with LCME accreditation that include librarian involvement. Our exclusion criteria are non-English language publications.

Results: This section will be updated as results are available if this lightning talk is accepted. Our initial approach to search strategies and a preliminary data dictionary can be shared.

Conclusions: Now, more than ever, it is important for librarians to show demonstrable evidence of the ways their involvement directly benefits institutions engaged in competency-based medical education. The purpose of this project is to highlight this evidence for medical educators.