Training and Outreach

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) offer a wide variety of training resources. These include live classes, webinars, and online videos and tutorials. Most of these are designed to help you get more out of NLM's products and services, but other topics are covered too. NLM also provides training grants and fellowships.

Training by Topic

PubMed
Genomics and Molecular Biology
Biomedical Informatics, Data Science, and Data Management
Disaster Information Specialist program

Training by Format

Upcoming classes and webinars
Training for librarians and health educators on current health information topics and NLM products and services.

NCBI Upcoming courses and webinars
In-person courses, live webinars and webinar recordings about BLAST, dbGAP, and other bioinformatics resources.

NLM Learning Resources Database
Animated tours, tutorials and other online training material for NLM products and services.

Resources for Educators

History of Medicine Education Resources
Collection of lessons and interactive education in the history of medicine, public health, the biomedical sciences, nursing, and related areas.

Support for Career Development

Associate Fellowship Program for Librarians
One-two year postgraduate program for librarians, providing comprehensive training in NLM's programs and services

Support for Career Development and Training in Biomedical Informatics and Bioinformatics
Early career development awards, formal programs, and individual fellowships.

Biomedical Informatics Training Program
Biomedical informatics and clinical informatics training and research opportunities for individuals at various stages in their careers at the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications.

NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program for Librarians
Mid-career fellowship focused on preparing emerging leaders for director positions in academic health sciences libraries

Lecture Schedules

NLM History of Medicine Division Lectures
Promotes awareness and use of NLM and other historical collections for research, education, and public service in biomedicine, the social sciences, and the humanities

Upcoming Classes and Webinars

These are the next classes being offered by NLM and NNLM. Please click on the links for more information and to register. For a full list of classes and webinars for librarians, please visit https://nnlm.gov/training .

Follow Training News at NLM

The NLM Technical Bulletin and NCBI Insights blog list upcoming training and webinars, as well as updates.
The National Training Office has a blog and a Twitter feed about NNLM training.

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Last Reviewed: December 7, 2020