We see a world where people throughout the world enjoy healthier and longer lives because they have access to quality healthcare, anchored by sound laboratories and diagnostic services, led by well-trained pathologists equipped with knowledge, tools and support systems.
Mission
OPEN exists to provide ready access to quality pathology education that has been curated, organized and presented to help expand the workforce of qualified pathologists in the world, thus improving the health and well-being of humanity.
Our strategy
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OPEN is aimed at low resource and developing countries with fewer educational opportunities.
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OPEN is offered at no cost to trainees, accessible through low-bandwidth devices.
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Creation of a learning management system through which trainees and pathologists can gain access to curated and complete curriculum pathology educational content
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Adapt content from a variety of freely available sources, and collaborate with other content providers to enable charitable use of restricted content
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Facilitate networking and mentoring among network members, including live virtual teaching sessions
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Track activity and offer certificates of module completion, as well as potentially other means of competency validation, such that competency is validated and usefully applied to practice in real world settings.
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Collaborate with other stakeholders to equip laboratories such that skills can be applied to better serve health needs in local settings.