Almost as soon as I started my position as a health sciences librarian in 2022, I began taking courses from the Medical Library Association. They have a Systematic Review Services Specialization that acknowledges librarians that have completed more than 10 courses (in three years) on the intricate process of completing systematic reviews. I took my first course in the fall of 2022, and by the time I was promoted the following fall, I had decided to complete the specialization.
While some courses have been great (and some have not), I have learned about some tools that have been incorporated into my process for scoping and systematic reviews. Even better, our team of health sciences librarians at TWU has been agreeing on what courses to take, helping us all to stay the course for the specialization and to have peers to discuss each of the courses with once we’ve completed them. It has given me a great deal of confidence as I continue to settle into this scholarly review process and work with faculty and graduate students on the research for and publication of these types of articles.