--- title: The Credo Blog - Referencing the Library World's Hottest Topics | InfoLit – Health Science description: InfoLit – Health Science | --- ![credoreference](https://blog.credoreference.com/hubfs/Reference/Reference%20Logos/Credo%20Logos/Credo_Landingpage_header-Blog.jpg "credoreference")   - [Credo in Action](https://blog.credoreference.com/topic/credo-in-action) - [First Year Experience](https://blog.credoreference.com/topic/first-year-experience) - [Il Learning Community](https://blog.credoreference.com/topic/information-literacy) - [Affordable Learning Solutions](https://blog.credoreference.com/topic/affordable-learning-solutions) ## [Instruction Focus: Research Skills in the Health Sciences](https://blog.credoreference.com/instruction-focus-research-skills-in-the-health-sciences) Posted by [Duncan Whitmire](https://blog.credoreference.com/author/duncan-whitmire) on 3/26/19 12:05 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.credoreference.com/hubfs/Blog%20(Reference)/Images/doctor_computer.jpg)](https://blog.credoreference.com/instruction-focus-research-skills-in-the-health-sciences) As we wrote earlier in [this interview](https://blog.credoreference.com/supporting-information-literacy-in-the-health-sciences) with Anna Yang, librarians play a critical role in teaching information literacy and other foundational skills to students in the health sciences. It’s no secret that, across all disciplines, library instruction can have a positive impact on everything from retention to GPA-levels to graduation rates. Clinical professions’ reliance on strong research skills, however, creates a unique need for library support in this quickly growing field. [Information Literacy](https://blog.credoreference.com/topic/information-literacy), [Library Instruction](https://blog.credoreference.com/topic/library-instruction), [InfoLit – Health Science](https://blog.credoreference.com/topic/infolit-health-science) ## [Supporting Information Literacy in the Health Sciences](https://blog.credoreference.com/supporting-information-literacy-in-the-health-sciences) Posted by [Raymond Pun](https://blog.credoreference.com/author/raymond-pun) on 12/13/18 10:14 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.credoreference.com/hubfs/books-1920341_640.jpg)](https://blog.credoreference.com/supporting-information-literacy-in-the-health-sciences) *By Anna Yang and Raymond Pun* Today, health sciences education programs are growing rapidly across the United States. As a result, there are more opportunities to work as a health sciences librarian teaching and supporting information literacy in disciplines like nutrition, physical therapy, nursing, public health, and pharmacy. In this interview, librarian Anna Yang shares her experiences supporting information literacy in this expanding field. [First Year Experience](https://blog.credoreference.com/topic/first-year-experience), [Library Instruction](https://blog.credoreference.com/topic/library-instruction), [InfoLit – Health Science](https://blog.credoreference.com/topic/infolit-health-science) [All posts](https://blog.credoreference.com/all) ### Subscribe to Email Updates ## Follow us and like us! ### [![Follow by Email](https://blog.credoreference.com/hs-fs/hubfs/flat_email.png?width=44&name=flat_email.png "Follow by Email")](http://www.specificfeeds.com/widgets/emailSubscribeEncFeed/VzVRak5yeThnRTgrY1lseUtIRlZmQVI1WkNDbGdldkxBWndST1RBYk9oMEcwS1lraFNVZHVKTkc3cDNndjBQN1p5KzdUTDVXL3VtdGRyUVdRb0tRVEFDZlR4djI5YUxPQUZ0aXU1WnR0Wi9XMmh2bkhvYWtzK2h5aXUvdzhXV0R8dHJCdklmdEIwM2dzaytjY1B1UTVIak9RYzIrZjI2a1NhTW1CbWE0a0hNMD0=/OA==/) [![Facebook](https://blog.credoreference.com/hs-fs/hubfs/flat_facebook.png?width=44&name=flat_facebook.png "Facebook")](https://www.facebook.com/credoreference) [![Twitter](https://blog.credoreference.com/hs-fs/hubfs/flat_twitter.png?width=44&name=flat_twitter.png "Twitter")](https://twitter.com/credoreference) [![LinkedIn](https://blog.credoreference.com/hs-fs/hubfs/flat_linkedin.png?width=44&name=flat_linkedin.png "LinkedIn")](https://www.linkedin.com/company/826388)  [Tweets by credoreference](https://twitter.com/credoreference) ### Recent Posts