The Education Committee of Iranian Medical Library & Information Science Association
دکتر فيروزه زارع فراشبندي

Chairman of the committee: Dr. Firozeh Zare Farashbandi

Associate Professor of Library and Information Science

Medical Library and Information Department, Faculty of Medical Information and Management

Information Technology Research Center in Health Affairs

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Board Representative: Dr. Leila Nemati Anarki

Vice President: Dr. Ali Hossein Ghasemi – Faculty of Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz

Secretary: Dr. Roya Moradi – Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Committee Members:

  • Parvaneh Modiramani (Mashhad University of Medical Sciences)
  • Dr. Prasto Parsaei Mohammadi (Faculty of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz)
  • Dr. Hossein Vakili Mofard (Faculty of Medical Sciences, Hamadan)
  • Dr. Mohammadreza Hashemian (Isfahan University of Medical Sciences)
  • Dr. Hossein Qalavand (Faculty of Medical Sciences, Abadan)
  • Dr. Fatemeh Baji (Faculty of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz)
  • Dr. Mohammad Javad Mansourzadeh (Tehran University of Medical Sciences)
  • Dr. Azadeh Al Taha (Iran University of Medical Sciences)
  • Dr. Nahid Govili Gilaneh (Iran University of Medical Sciences)
  • Dr. Mansoure Faizabadi (Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences)
  • Dr. Mitra Zarei (Mashhad University of Medical Sciences)
Education Committee Purpose & Responsibilities

The Education Committee of Iranian Medical Library & Information Science Association focuses on the field of education and lifelong learning. The training of this committee is aimed at expanding, promoting and promoting specialized knowledge, empowering and improving the theoretical and practical skills of the medical librarian community in the framework of workshops and short-term or long-term national and international training courses, specialized meetings and in order to improve the level of information literacy and literacy. The health of the audience includes students, staff, and academic staff members in the field of medical librarianship and information, librarians, professionals, and specialists in the field of health and health, as well as the general public. Conducting educational tours, visiting health information and information centers, hospitals, research centers, science and technology parks, growth centers, and other audience and beneficiary centers in the field of medical librarianship and information, and holding specialized seminars and conferences among the activities of this will be the committee.

  1. Educational needs assessment from educational groups, specialized boards, libraries, and information centers
  2. Determining educational priorities according to the needs of librarians, libraries, faculty members, and students of library and medical information to develop modern educational programs based on scientific evidence.
  3. Designing educational programs according to the goals, strategies, and issues of libraries and health information centers
  4. Providing a variety of evidence-based training in the fields related to medical information and information
  5. Continuous review of educational programs and providing the necessary feedback to modify and revise them
  6. Promotion and development of health information literacy among librarians, workers, and users in the field of health
  7. Holding specialized meetings, seminars, and educational webinars related to the field of librarianship and medical information
  8. Providing quarterly and annual performance reports by the operational plan
  9. Cooperation with other specialized committees of the association in the implementation of processes related to the goals and duties of the education committee