There was a vigorous discussion at the MCMLA 2012 business meeting concerning the pressures upon our profession and our livelihoods as medical librarians. Specifically, four initiatives were proposed. In order to move forward MCMLA would like to know your opinions on the importance and urgency of these four initiatives

A. To review, design and promote the paradigm of medical librarianship.
B. To design and implement a series of studies to verify the value of medical librarianship in the hospital setting.
C. To design and develop Best Practice Guidelines for medical librarians.
D. To implement a required ongoing certification process for medical librarians.

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* 1. The current paradigm of medical librarianship does not support librarians who need to validate their worth to prevent position loss and library closures.

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* 2. Standardized essential best practices for medical librarians would help advance the field of medical librarianship.

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* 3. We need research studies establishing the impact of medical librarians and libraries?

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* 4. Research studies supporting the impact of medical librarianship would help individuals and organizations understand the value of our work.

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* 5. We need to redesign library education to better prepare future medical librarians.

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* 6. We need to establish a medical librarian certification program.

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* 7. A medical librarian certification program would add more weight to the value of the profession.

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* 8. Please rank the following initiatives according to their importance in preserving and advancing medical librarianship.

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