In Spring 2024, the joint University of Arkansas and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program welcomed its fourth cohort of entry-level doctoral students to their program. As the OTD professors were looking for ways to strengthen their students' research skills efficiently for retention and evidence-based practice purposes, a collaboration was born. Through careful curriculum planning between librarians from both campuses plus two professors, an embedded librarianship model was implemented to provide tailored and intentional support to the new OTD students.
Participants will: 1. Analyze the key components of this model of embedded librarianship. 2. Evaluate the impact of embedded librarianship on student success and research self-efficacy. 3. Develop strategies to sustain an embedded librarianship model and consider methods for adapting it to other academic programs.
