Description

This ABC began as an expressed wish of the BMJ to publish an introductory and accessible text on medical education. It grewinto a book covering the more generic topics of learning and teaching in medicine with the aim of illustrating how educationaltheory and research underpins the practicalities of teaching and learning. The editors invited an international group of authors onthe basis of their acknowledged expertise in the particular topics assigned to them. Each chapter was edited and illustrated to ensuremaximum accessibility for readers and subsequently peer reviewed by two educational experts. Their suggestions have beenincorporated into the finished book.