近年來由於醫學教育的改革，使得醫學生及醫事人員對於資訊檢索的技巧及資訊 管理知識　的需求十分殷切，再加上新科技的發展間接地造成醫學圖書館參考館員必須跟 隨讀者需求的改變而調整其角色，意即加強其教育功能。本文擬分段敘述醫學圖書館參考 員角色轉變的原因，說明其教育角色扮演的背景與需求，同時分析醫學圖書館參考館員在 實施利用教育課程時的教育理念與教學內容、教學時機與方式，以及教學相關細節的掌握 等。最後略述此一角色扮演的未來趨勢及圖書館員應如何因應做為結語。

　　　　　Innovations in medical education in recent years have led medical students and medical practitioners worldwide to urgently require informatin retrieval skills and knowledge about information management. Furthermore, the development of new technologies has indirectly impelled medical reference librarians to redefine their function in line with the changing needs of readers, i.e., to intensify up their educational role. This article sets out to enumerate in separate sections the reasons for changes in the role played by medical reference libarians, and explains the background and needs for their playing such an educational role. In additions, it analyzes educatinal precepts. teaching materials, educational timing and methods, as well as mastery of pertinent educational details when medical reference librarians implement and utilized educational courses. Finally, it concludes with a brief description of future trends for this role and how librarians are responding to the challenge.