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Open Educational Resources (OER)

Information and resources on Open Educational Resources (OER) available to faculty & students free of cost.

Open Textbooks: Health Care and Nursing

Anatomy & Physiology
Authors: Several, including STCC's Brandon Poe
Publisher: OpenStax - Rice University (2013)

Chemistry
Authors: Flowers, et al.
Publisher: OpenStax

Clinical Procedures for Safer Patient Care 
Authors: Glynda Doyle, Jodie McCutcheon
​Publisher: BC Campus (2015)

Contemporary Health Issues
Authors: Judy Baker
Publisher: Judy Baker, Ph.D., Dean of Foothill Global Access at Foothill College

Medical Terminology
Authors: Stacey Grimm; Coleen Allee; Elaine Strachota; Laurie Zielinski; Traci Gotz; Micheal Randolph; and Heidi Belitz
Publisher: Pressbooks by eCampus Ontario

Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professionals
Authors: Andrea M. Nelson and Katherine Greene
Publisher: University of West Florida Pressbooks

Microbiology
Authors: Parker, et al.
Publisher: OpenStax

Nursing Care at the End of Life
Authors: Susan Lowy
Publisher: OpenSUNY (2015)

Public Health Ethics: Cases Spanning the Globe
Authors: Drue H. Barrett, Angus Dawson, Leonard W. Ortmann
Publisher: Independent (2016)

The Essential Guide to the Physical Therapy Aide
Author: Erik Armstrong
Publisher: Independent (2014)

X-Ray Contrast Media
Authors: Ulrich Speck
Publisher: Springer (2018)

Open Resources: Dentistry

Clinical Concepts and Practical Management Techniques in Dentistry
Edited by Aneesa Moolla 
Publisher: InTech Open

Emerging Trends in Oral Health Sciences and Dentistry
Authors: Mandeep Virdi (editor)
Publisher: InTech Open

Histology and Embryology for Dental Hygiene
Authors: Laird Sheldahl and Raye Ann Yapp
Publisher:  Open Oregon Educational Resources 

Open Materials Collections

DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books
A searchable collection of open access books in several subjects

Health Education Assets Library (HEAL)
A collection of over 22,000 freely available digital materials for health sciences education.

InTech Open
Science, technology and medicine open access book publisher. Covers: physical science, engineering and technology; life sciences; health sciences; and social sciences

Merlot Health Sciences Community Portal
A large variety of open materials organized by format and specialty.

Occupational Therapy Free Resource List
Compiled by C. Contrada at STCC Library

OER Commons
An extensive collection of open materials. Includes tools to help you build modules, lessons, and resources.

OpenStax
​Open textbooks from Rice University - includes Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology, Chemistry, and Psychology

Open Textbook Library
Open textbooks organized by subject area; All books are either used at multiple higher education institutions or affiliated with an institution, scholarly society, or professional organization.

Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Research and information in science and medicine.