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MD3 Student .

Catholic University of Health & Allied Sciences – BUGANDO

Open Access:Redefining Impact

Faisal Hooda

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Open AccessOA literature is:

DigitalOnlineFree of chargeFree of most copyright & licensing

restrictionsOA literature is not free to produce

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Open Access: the Future

“Open Access means that no one has to miss out on the benefits of new research and discoveries because they can’t afford to read it – and that’s [truly] awesome”

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ARE ALL DENIED ACCESS

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Medicine & Open AccessMedicine is deeply indebted to open access:

Helps make new discoveriesAllows research to be more easily readIntegration of researchTransparent to sponsors & donorsDigital record of medicine is preserved

to everyone

WWW.RIGHTTORESEARCH.ORG

Medical Students’ Efforts

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OA improves educational experience: Students have access to full text of scholarly

contentWhether for

ReadingResearchLiterature review

Why TAMSA Supports Open Access

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OA democratises access to researchFull access should be provided to: Students:

Scholarly literaturePatients:

Medical infoGeneral public:

Miscellaneous scientific topics

Why TAMSA Supports Open Access

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OA advances researchResearchers become more productive

OA paves the way for scientific advancementsNew techniquesComputer-assisted research

Why TAMSA Supports Open Access

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OA improves scholarshipVisibility Impact

Open Access articles are utilised more often as compared to articles that subscription-only literatureOA fulfills researchers’ professional responsibility

Why TAMSA Supports Open Access

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Efforts by TAMSA Holding regular meetings within constituting chapters

CUHAS (Catholic University of Health & Allied Sciences )HKMU (Hubert Kairuki Memorial University) IMTU (International Medical & Technical University)KCMCo (Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College)MUHAS (Muhimbili University of Health & Allied Sciences)SFUCHAS (St. Francis University College of Health & Allied Sciences)UDOM (University of Dodoma School of Medicine)

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Efforts by TAMSA

Promoting training in different faculties:PharmacyLaboratory SciencesDiagnostic & Imaging SciencesNursing

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Efforts by TAMSA

Boosting establishment OA institutional repositories:Institutionally definedScholarly Cumulative PerpetualOpen & interoperable

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Efforts by TAMSA

Encouraging faculty to publish their research literature in open access journalsBioMed CentralICAAP PubmedPublic Library of ScienceEuropean Geosciences UnionSciELO

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Efforts by TAMSA

Spreading the message:Student organisations of other disciplines Academics Publicly-funded research establishments

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Open Access: CancerOA allowed 16-year old Jack Andraka to make a cancer breakthroughUsed Pubmed to research and come-up with his innovation:X3000 cheaper5 minutes99% accurate

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