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Welcome to the MERLOT Health Sciences Portal, an educational resource for health professionals. You are invited to join MERLOT―it's free―and contribute to this growing community of health professionals, health professional educators, and students by using the learning materials, submitting your own modules and assignments for evaluation, and learning ideas to help you learn as well as teach in a variety of settings.

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This overview and information is for health care professionals and students to understand and value the upcoming technology and medical advances related to genomics. It can be used in the classroom as a Powerpoint Presentation or assigned to students or health care staff for self-study.

Genetics and Genomics in Health Care in MERLOT

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Healthcare, Frugal Innovation, and Professional Voluntarism | SpringerLink
This book investigates what international placements of healthcare employees in low resource settings add to the UK...
MoMo - Moving MOOC: Science 2.0 & Open Research Methods
Starting Nov 12, 2018, in the Moving MOOC (MOMO), young scholars and early career researchers (ECR) will learn to use...
Lotus Birth/Umbilical Non-Severance: What to Expect
This is a brief summary and guide on lotus births. This article describes what it is, the risks associated with it, and...
Biological Molecules - You Are What You Eat: Crash Course Biology #3
Hank talks about the molecules that make up every living thing - carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins - and how we find...
Population Genetics: When Darwin Met Mendel - Crash Course Biology #18
Hank talks about population genetics, which helps to explain the evolution of populations over time by combing the...
Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cas9
This animation depicts the CRISPR-Cas9 method for genome editing – a powerful new technology with many applications in...
La salud en la escuela
En Student Health Services esperamos estar ahí para usted, no solo cuando esté enfermo, ... use estas sustancias sin que...
Lab review 2: Lipid Test
The below mentioned tests were the two main ones performed in the lab. Lipid tests SUDAN III TEST: Sudan III is a red...
Biuret test: Principle, requirements, Procedure and Result -
Biuret test: Principle, requirements, Procedure and Result Principle: Biuret test is a general test for compounds having...
Biomolecules (Updated)
Updated video on biomolecules (macromolecules): carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids by the Amoeba Sisters...
Long Saphenous Vein Nerve and Pes Anserinus with Clinical Aspects - Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Anterior Leg - Foot Dorsum Muscles Nerve and Artery - Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Anterior-Lateral Leg Compartments Muscles Nerves and Artery - Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Posterior Leg Triceps Surae Deep Muscles and Neurovascular Structures – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Popliteal Fossa Boundaries Contents and Clinical Aspects – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Posterior Thigh Muscles – Hip Extensors and Knee Flexors HD Video – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Femoral Nerve and Artery Distribution and Branches - Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Medial Thigh Muscles – Hip Adductors HD Video – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Anterior Thigh Muscles - Hip Flexors and Knee Extensors HD Video – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Femoral Triangle Adductor Canal Nerve-Vessels – Femoral Canal Hernia - Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Sciatic Gluteal and Pudendal Nerves and Vessels in Gluteal Region – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Superficial and Deep Muscles of Gluteal Region – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...
Continuity of care: a multidisciplinary review
The concept—and reality—of continuity of care crosses disciplinary and organisational boundaries. The common definitions...
Hand and Wrist – Carpal Tunnel Anatomical Snuffbox and Extensor Retinaculum – Sanjoy Sanyal
Educational Video created by Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal; Professor, Department Chair, Surgeon, Neuroscientist and Medical...

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Dominique Feterman
Universidad Francisco Marroquin
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Old Dominion University
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Kris DeAngelo
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