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Sophie Cook

Sophie is a part time assistant editor at the BMJ and a GP in north London. She qualified from Royal Free and University College Medical School in 2005. Sophie completed her foundation and general practice training in North London working in a variety of specialties including paediatrics, general medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, intensive care, and palliative care. Sophie took a year out of clinical practice in 2009 to work at the BMJ as the Roger Robinson editorial registrar and remained at the BMJ part time while returning to complete her general practice training. Sophie became an assistant editor in February 2011 and currently works on the Education section of the BMJ. She holds a diploma of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners.

Competing Interests

Have you in the past five years accepted the following from an organisation that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of papers in the BMJ?

Reimbursement for attending a symposium?
No

A fee for speaking?
No

A fee for organising education?
No

Funds for research?
No

Funds for a member of staff?
No

Fees for consulting?
No

Have you in the past five years been employed by any organisation that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of papers in the BMJ?

Do you hold any stocks or shares in an organisation?
No

Do you have any other competing financial interests?
No

I have no competing interests