Discipline specific OER for academics

Medicine, Optometry and Medical Imaging

This page is designed to support academics with teaching by providing a wealth of OER specifically for Medicine, Optometry and Medical Imaging.

Explore our curated collection that highlights Deakin and Australian OER, and resources on the following topics:

NOTE: While there is currently limited Australian-specific OER on these subjects, we encourage you to explore international OER and consider adapting these materials to better suit local contexts and curriculum needs.

Deakin OER

Enabling and Optimising Recovery from COVID-19 by Danielle Hitch, Genevieve Pepin, Kelli Nicola-Richmond and Valerie Watchorn (2023), Deakin University, is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
This textbook provides readers with up to date knowledge about the assessment, management and support of people experiencing Long COVID. Learning activities draw upon personas co-authored with people with Long COVID.

Anatomy and Physiology

• Anatomy and Physiology 2e by J. Gordon Betts et al. (2024), OpenStax, is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Applied Human Anatomy by Michael Nolan and John McNamara (2022), Virginia Tech Publishing, is under licence CC BY 4.0
• Human Anatomy: Self-assessment Review Questions by Nolan and John McNamara (2022), Virginia Tech Publishing, is under licence CC BY 4.0
• Human Anatomy and Physiology Preparatory Course by Carlos Liachovitzky (2015), Bronx Community College, is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Biology 

• Human Biology by Christine Miller (2020), Thompson Rivers University, is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
• Cell Biology, Genetics, and Biochemistry for Pre-Clinical Students by Renee LeClair, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in association with Virginia Tech Publishing, is licensed under licence CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
• Body Physics: Motion to Metabolism by Lawrence Davis (2018), Oregon Open Educational Resources, is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Epidemiology  

• Epidemiology by Charlotte Baker (2023), Charlotte Baker in association with the Open Education Initiative of the University Libraries at Virginia Tech, is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
• Foundations of Epidemiology by Marti Bovbjerg (2019), Oregan State University, is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
• Principles of Epidemiology by H. Giovanni Antunez (2022) St Cloud State University, is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Medical Terminology

• Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professions by Andrea Nelson and Katherine Greene (2021), University of West Florida Libraries, is licensed under CC-BY 4.0
• The Language of Medical Terminology by Lisa Sturdy and Susanne Erickson (2022), NorQuest College, is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
• Medical Terminology by Stacey Grimm, Coleen Allee, Elaine Strachota, Laurie Zielinski, Traci Gotz, Micheal Randolph and Heidi Belitz (2022), Nicolet College, is licensed under CC BY 4.0 
• Medical Terminology Student Companion by Stacey Grimm, Colleen Allee, Heidi Belitz, Traci Gotz, Micheal Randolph, Elaine Strachota and Laurie Zielinski (2022), Nicolet College, is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Medical Ethics  

• Public Health Ethics: Global Cases, Practice, and Context by Drue Barrett, Angus Dawson and Leonard W. Ortmann (2016), Springer, is licensed CC BY-NC 2.5

Medical Imaging  

• Introduction to Human Osteology by Roberta Hall, Kenneth Beals, Holm Neumann Georg Neumann and Gwyn Madden (2010), Grand Valley State University, is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
• Undergraduate Diagnostic Imaging Fundamentals by Brent Burbridge and Evan Mah (2017), University of Saskatchewan, is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Microbiology

• General Microbiology by Linda Bruslind (2019), Oregon State University, is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
• Microbiology for Allied Health Students by Molly Smith and Sara Selby (2017). University System of Georgia, is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Neuroscience  

• Neuroscience for Pre-Clinical Students by Renee J. LeClair (2022), Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in association with Virginia Tech Publishing, is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Optometry  

• Webvision: The Organization of the Retina and Visual System by Helga Kolb, Eduardo Fernandez and Bryan Jones (Eds.) (2020), University of Utah, is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0

Pathophysiology  

• Pulmonary Pathophysiology for Pre-Clinical Students by Andrew Binks (2022), Virginia Tech Publishing, is licensed under licence CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
• Cardiovascular Pathophysiology for Pre-Clinical Students by Andrew Binks (2022), Virginia Tech Publishing, is licensed under licence CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Patient care  

• Clinical Procedures for Safer Patient Care by Glynda Doyle and Jodie McCutcheon (2015), BCcampus, is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Public Health

• Health Case Studies by Glynda Rees, Rob Kruger and Janet Morrison (2017), British Columbia Institute of Technology, BCcampus, is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
• Foundations of Epidemiology by Marit L. Bovbjerg (2020), Oregon State University, PressBooks, is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
• Cases on Social Issues: For Class Discussion, 2nd edition by Deirdre Maultsaid et al. (2023), Kwantlen Polytechnic University, is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
• Exploring Health Systems Within the Context of Social Determinants of Health: A Global Health Case Study by Norman B. Fredrick (2016), Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, is licensed under CC BY 4.0​

Where to find more OER?

There are many platforms available that contain OER, the platforms listed below are a good starting place to find resources on Medicine, Optometry and Medical Imaging.

• Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
  Helping to close the gap by providing the evidence base to inform practice and policy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Includes reports, journal articles and a range of sources.
• Lowitja Institute LitSearch
  Search tool provides access to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health literature in PubMed. Refine your search to “Open Access” or select "Free Access" and check the license of individual article before reusing the content.
• Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
  Open public health courses and materials from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
• MedEdPORTAL: : The Journal of Teaching and Learning Resources
  Open-access, peer-reviewed teaching materials for health professions education. Also includes iCollaborative, educational resources that have not undergone the formal MedEdPORTAL peer review process. MedEdPORTAL is included in Medline.
• National Academies Press 
  Books published by the National Academies Press can be downloaded for free in PDF format. Search the Health and Medicine collection.
• The Health Education Assets Library (HEAL)
  Collection of over 22,000 freely available digital materials for health sciences education.