ANZAHPE and ScholarRx Partner to Develop Shared Curriculum Initiative
ScholarRx is pleased to partner with the Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators to fund a grant for curriculum development.
Description
The Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) and ScholarRx are pleased to announce that they have partnered to collaborate on the development of open-access curriculum materials that can be published through a shared curricular ecosystem platform. Together, they aim to support open access to low-cost medical and health professions education on a global scale.
Collaboration Details
The partnership outlines several areas of collaboration between ScholarRx and ANZAHPE, including:
- Joint development of open-access, shareable curriculum materials
- An annual ScholarRx-ANZAHPE shared curricular development grant award to support ANZAHPE member-led initiatives
- Training for ANZAHPE members, including students, on the Rx Bricks Create authoring platform
This collaboration promises significant benefits for a wide range of stakeholders, including:
- Medical and health professions educators
- Students of medicine and health professions
- Patients who will benefit from a more highly qualified healthcare workforce
“ANZAHPE is committed to supporting and advancing education in the health care professions,” said Jo Bishop, Board Member & Member of the Committee of Management at ANZAHPE. “We believe that this partnership with ScholarRx will help us to achieve this goal by creating a platform that can share high-quality, low-cost educational resources with educators and students around the world.”
“This agreement is a significant step forward in our mission to build a healthier world through accessible, sustainable health professions education,” said Dr. Tao Le, CEO of ScholarRx. “We are excited to partner with ANZAHPE to expand and deepen a platform that benefits educators and students in Australia and New Zealand, as well as those worldwide.”
About ScholarRx
ScholarRx is a mission-based organization of passionate medical educators, designers, and technologists dedicated to building a healthier world through accessible, sustainable health professions education. ScholarRx offers a revolutionary, low-cost, multi-competency curriculum system featuring interconnectable "learning bricks." ScholarRx provides curricular and assessment tools that over 150,000 students and physicians use each year.
About ANZAHPE
The Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) is the peak organization for practitioners educating and training health professionals in Australia and New Zealand.
ANZAHPE comprises clinicians, academic educators, and students, and it supports and advances education in the healthcare profession.
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