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Becoming a doctor
Becoming a doctor is an annually-produced BMA information resource designed to help those considering a career in medicine. It includes information on the current entry requirements for medical schools in the UK, funding arrangements and the medical career structure. The guide addresses key issues that potential medical students should consider before applying to medical school and provides details of further sources of information. Becoming a doctor can be downloaded in PDF and Word format from the BMA website.
BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT)
The BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) is a subject-specific admissions test taken by applicants to certain medicine, veterinary medicine and related courses at a number of institutions in the UK. For more information visit the BMAT website or refer to the BMA guide Becoming a doctor.
British Medical Journal (BMJ)
The BMJ is a medical journal published weekly. It aims to publish rigorous, accessible and entertaining material that will help doctors and medical students in their daily practice, lifelong learning and career development. In addition, it seeks to be at the forefront of the international debate on health. The BMJ is available electronically.
BMJ Careers
BMJ Careers is a key source of UK medical job advertisements and careers advice. The site incorporates advertisements on all recruitment and courses. It also includes a full archive of material from the ‘career focus’ section. The articles cover a range of topics from communication, medical careers, medical education plus detailed explanations of many specialties.
BMJ Masterclasses
A series of clinical updates by leading experts, giving you an overview of the latest evidence, highlighting the crucial aspects of recent guidelines and showing you the tools to put them into practice. Find out how you can stay up to date in clinical practice and use the latest evidence confidently to make better decisions by visiting http://masterclasses.bmj.com/.
British Association of Medical Managers (BAMM)
The British Association of Medical Managers (BAMM) is an organisation that exists to support doctors in developing their management roles. Management training and education is high on the policy agenda for the NHS [8]. Recent initiatives have stressed the need for clinicians to develop skills in non-clinical areas such as management.
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