Launching BMJ Masterclasses

doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7530.1420

BMJ 2005;331:1420 (17 December), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7530.1420

Editorial

Launching BMJ Masterclasses

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When we ask our readers what they want more of, one of the firstthings that they say is: education.¹ This has led to the developmentof the ABC series of books and to BMJ Learning—which nowhas more than 50 000 registered users. These products help meetthe needs of those who like to learn in their own workplaceand home.² However, many of our users have said that they learnbest at face to face meetings. To meet their needs, our nextlearning product is BMJ Masterclasses, a series of one day coursesthroughout the United Kingdom. The initial masterclasses willbe in respiratory medicine and cardiology and will be aimedprimarily at consultants and specialist registrars in thesespecialties and in general internal medicine. General practitionerswith a special interest in these areas will also be welcome.

Among the many courses that are out there, what makes . . . [Full text of this article]

Cath McDermott, editor

BMJ Masterclasses
(cmcdermott@bmjgroup.com)

Kieran Walsh, clinical editor, Luisa Dillner, head

New Product Development, BMJ Publishing Group, London WC1H 9JR

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