Open AccessVisualizing diversity: the Oregon Health & Science University Educational Use Photo Diversity Repository
Author(s) -
Pamela Pierce,
Linda Felver
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the medical library association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1558-9439
pISSN - 1536-5050
DOI - 10.5195/jmla.2021.1171
Subject(s) - diversity (politics) , medical education , workflow , resource (disambiguation) , health care , psychology , computer science , public relations , medicine , sociology , political science , database , anthropology , law , computer network
Health science education needs images that represent both the diversity of patients served and the diversity of its students and clinicians. To begin to address this need, a nurse educator and librarian collaborated to launch the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Educational Use Photo Diversity Repository. This online resource provides educators of health professional students with access to photos of pathophysiological conditions in skin of various colors so their students can increase their awareness of issues related to health and diversity and prepare themselves for more effective clinical work with their future patients.