Evaluating Post-Graduate Curricula for Emerging Professionals: A Case Study of the National Library of Medicine’s Associate Fellowship Program

Abstract

The Associate Fellowship Program (AFP) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a postgraduate training residency for early career librarians, incorporates a curriculum component introducing participants to the operational areas of the NLM. Recent organizational shifts catalyzed a curriculum evaluation to examine its alignment with the mission of the AFP and the NLM. This article outlines the evaluation process and offers recommendations on designing post-graduate curricula to serve the needs of emerging professionals. Furthermore, this study highlights one way in which professional standards can be incorporated into institutional training and orientation programs to further both individual and organizational professional development goals. © 2024 University of Toronto Press. All rights reserved.

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Training curriculum assessment fellowships MLIS residencies

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Author Affiliations

McNairy Library, Millersville University, Millersville, PA, United States

Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

Funding & Acknowledgements

U.S. National Library of Medicine, NLM

This research was supported in part by an appointment to the NLM Associate Fellowship Program sponsored by the National Library of Medicine and administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education.

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, ORISE

This research was supported in part by an appointment to the NLM Associate Fellowship Program sponsored by the National Library of Medicine and administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education.

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Evaluating Post-Graduate Curricula for Emerging Professionals: A Case Study of the National Library of Medicine’s Associate Fellowship Program

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