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Open Educational Resources: School of Health Sciences

A guide to Open Educational Resources (OER) - discover, adopt, adapt, or author free shareable educational content.

Example OER for the School of Health Sciences

OER collections that provide health sciences eTexts and eBooks include:

See the following OER Textbooks as examples (we also welcome your suggestions)

Title Author Updated Source License
Hands-on anatomy Phillips and O'Hara 2024 Temple University Press CC-BY
Ultrasound physics and its application in medicine Thapaliya et al. 2024 Open Textbook Library CC-BY
Communication essentials in dentistry Shetty et al. 2024 Open Textbooks @ UQ CC-BY-NC
Anatomical variation: An Australian and New Zealand context Gregory, Kimmorley and Reynolds  2023 Pressbooks Directory  CC-BY-NC 
An introduction to research methods for undergraduate health profession students Alele and Malau-Aduili 2023 Pressbooks Directory  CC BY-NC
Qualitative Research: a practical guide for health and social care researchers and practitioners Ayton, Tsindos and Berkovic 2023 OER Collective CC-BY-NC
Dentistry Environment Essentials Stormon, Douglas-Miller and Shetty 2022 Open Textbooks @ UQ CC-BY-NC
2SLGBTQ+ healthcare: Your guide to building an inclusive practice Berg, Cowan and O'Neil  2022 Pressbooks Directory CC-BY-NC-SA
Enhancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) in Open Educational Resources (OER) Andersen 2022 Pressbooks Directory CC-BY-NC-SA
Nutrition: Science and everyday application  Callahan, Leonard and Powell 2020 Open Textbook Library  CC-BY-NC