This session is about analyzing how open education can help connect what medical students learn about health in their medical school to what actually happens in real communities by highlighting how open-access resources, peer learning, and digital platforms can enhance public health training and empower students to apply their knowledge beyond the classroom.
The presentation will discuss practical strategies for integrating open educational practices into public health education, including student-led community awareness initiatives, and how to use freely available learning materials. However, it will also address challenges such as limited access to structured resources, variability in community engagement, and the need for culturally appropriate content.
People who attend this session will learn how open education can make public health training practical, accessible, and focused on the community especially in places where resources are limited.
Attendees of this session will be able to:- 1- Explain how open education will be able to facilitate the transfer of health knowledge from academic education to community-based public health programs.
- 2- List some open education materials and technologies being used in the field of public health that may serve them well.
- 3- Inform them about the responsibility of students in facilitating community-based health educational programs.
- 4- Identify obstacles that may hinder them while implementing open education in the field of public health.
- 5- Utilize methods by which they can incorporate open education in their public health education and practice.
