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About this Open Educational Resource (OER) Project
In Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Urinalysis course, students learn to evaluate normal and abnormal formed urinary elements through microscopic examination of urine sediment.They learn to interpret results and correlate with other laboratory data to identify disease. Access to quality atlases are a vital tool in the students’ learning process. Because the cost of printing pictures is so great, the price of printed atlases is high. The number of images included is limited. And many excellent atlases are now out of print.
This project seeks to eliminate those challenges for students by giving access to an Open Educational Resource (OER) atlas for urinalysis. This format is easily accessed during students’ time on campus and will continue into their careers as medical laboratory scientists. There are currently not many medical subject resources available as open resources. It is our hope that other healthcare professionals will find these resources beneficial. This project is unique in that students are the main contributors of the pictures used. While not entirely comprehensive at this point, the OER platform will allow for continual updating as new images and information become available.
Acknowledgements
Authors
Caroline Doty, MS, MLS (ASCP)
Associate Professor, Department of Medical Laboratory Science
Oregon Institute of Technology and Oregon Health and Science University
Wilsonville, OR 97070
Dawn Taylor, EdM, MLS (ASCP)
Associate Professor, Department of Medical Laboratory Science
Oregon Institute of Technology and Oregon Health and Science University
Wilsonville, OR 97070
Contributors
Thank you to our students for your participation and hard work in helping us create this Urinalysis atlas.
Afrah Ahmed
Jordan Andrews
Justin Brand
Rona Campbell
Valentina Cingel
Trevor Davis
Isabelle Guerra
Hannah Hoogs
Beatriz Iniguez
Teo Le
Josh Macapagal
Isis Navarro
Bradley Noel De La Fuente
Kelsey Nutter
Hadrien Parentela
Mariana Salcido
Whitney Tofell
Jessie VanBlaricum
Melissa Williams
Molly Wynn
Graphics
Sean Taylor
Elizabeth (Liz) DeRooy
*All graphics in this document are licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA version 4.0
Special Thanks
Special thanks to Kristin Whitman, Library Director at Oregon Tech, for her guidance on the OER project and providing funding through the Oregon Tech Library OER Grant.
Special thanks to Oregon Tech Commission on College Teaching for providing funding through the CCT Teaching Innovation Grant.
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