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Unlock the Power of ClinicalKey!
🗓️Training: November 19, 13:00
💡Whether you’re new to ClinicalKey or need a refresher, this session will guide you through point-of-care and reference journeys.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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📚 New Title Alert!
Ferri’s Clinical Advisor 2026 is now available from the BMA library – completely free for members.
Access the latest clinical guidance and stay ahead in your practice.
🔗Access this title immediately via the following link: bma.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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The library is pleased to share with you selected titles from Doody’s Core 2025 Collection available free to BMA members.

Revising for exams, researching new clinical approaches, or expanding your medical horizons?

Follow the link to explore:
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Discover Doody’s Core 2025 Titles at the BMA Library
Doody’s Core Titles are widely recognised as the benchmark in authoritative medical literature, meticulously curated to ensure practitioners and students alike have access to the very best in clini…
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October 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Improved Access to Our E-Resources
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Improved Access to Our E-Resources
We have recently changed the background system that provides access to our e-resources. We are now using OpenAthens. You shouldn’t notice any difference when you log in. You will still see th…
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October 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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🧬BMA members have access to the Embase and Medline databases on the Ovid platform!

On the Ovid platform, you can search each database individually or simultaneously for a comprehensive research experience!

Find out more in our new blog: bmalibrary.blog/2025/09/26/h...

#Research #Ovid
Help with Using our Ovid Databases: Embase and Medline
We offer access to both the Embase and Medline databases on the Ovid platform.Embase is a comprehensive, biomedical literature database, produced by the leading STEM publisher Elsevier, with a stro…
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September 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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📚 Attention medical students!
🩺Looking for top-notch resources to ace your studies?

Check out the BMA Library! From textbooks to journals, we've got you covered.

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#MedicalStudents #StudySmart #FutureDoctors
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September 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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📑Start September by refreshing your skills, explore BMA Library Research Resources pages to find all the evidence based information you need.

Visit: bma.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/st...
for guidance on using Google Scholar, Chochrane and more.
September 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Introduction to searching Embase and Medline on Ovid - live webinar
Join online to find the tools you need in undertaking the a literature review using Medline and Embase.

🗓️Wed, 17 Sep 2025, 5:00PM - 6:00PM
🌐online

Follow the link to sign up:
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Introduction to searching Embase and Medline on Ovid - live webinar
Researchers, clinicians and students have the task of finding relevant articles in a world where the volume of data is enormous. This webinar will provide the tools you need in undertaking the first s...
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September 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Download the ClinicalKey app to access Clinical Overviews - easy-to-scan, clinically focused medical topic synopses paired with links to in-depth, full-text references and related drug information.

Access included with your BMA membership.
August 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Want to find out how to make the most out of free BMA member ClinicalKey access?

🗓️Tue, 09 Sept
⏰09:00 - 09:45 BST
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Join the online training session to make the most out of ClinicalKey.
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August 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Our new curated collection of UKMLA Exam e-books:
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UKMLA E-Books
We have a growing collection of e-books on the UKMLA (Medical Licencing Assessment) exam. These can all now be quickly and easily accessed via our newest curated collection. If you have any comment…
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July 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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In July 1925 BMA House was officially opened by King George V and Queen Mary, pictured here arriving in the courtyard.
Find out more about the history of BMA House in our online exhibition www.bma.org.uk/bma-library-...
July 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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📚 Exciting News! 📚
New title "How to Succeed in the Academic Clinical Interview" available now!

Perfect for aspiring clinicians looking to ace their interviews and secure their dream positions. 🚀

Follow the link to access now: bma.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44...
June 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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📚✨Discover "The Medical Interview Coach: A Practical Approach for Healthcare Professionals"

Your ultimate guide to mastering medical interviews. Get free access now as a BMA member and elevate your career!

Follow this link for access
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May 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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🌟 Looking to boost your career?

📚 Check out our range of titles to support you at any stage!

🚀Follow the link to access "How to develop your healthcare career: a guide to employability and professional development."

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May 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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As a BMA member you can access thousands of titles from key publishers such as Springer Nature.

Explore titles by following the link below to our curated collection.

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April 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Did you enjoy the BMA House 100 exhibition, want to find out more?

Visit our blog on the link below for behind the scenes images and information that didn't make the final exhibition.

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BMA House 100 Exhibition
2025 marks the 100th anniversary of BMA House. In 1925, the British Medical Association moved from 429 The Strand to its new home in Tavistock Square.   The official opening ceremony of BMA House w…
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April 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Looking for tips and tricks on getting the most out of ClinicalKey?

Using Clinical Overviews, Clinical calculators, searching for NICE guidelines and Drug Monographs

Sign up on the link to join the 30 minute training session on Monday 14 April at 10am.

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April 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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📣Calling all medical students!

As a BMA member you get access to all library resources including tailored collections

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and ClinicalKey Student

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April 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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2025 marks 100 years of BMA House.

We've put together an exhibition that delves into the significant moments of its history.

Here is a behind the scenes peek at the exhibition installation at BMA House.

You can also explore online at: www.bma.org.uk/bma-library-...
March 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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What some tips and tricks on how to get the most out of ClinicalKey?

Sign up via the following link to join the 30 minute training session on Monday March 17 at 3pm.

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March 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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NEW titles from Wiley on the topic of of AI

AI in Disease Detection
🔗https://bma.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44BMA_INST/1tutjqe/alma991280174906796

Generative AI for Biomedical and Smart Health Informatics
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March 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Places still available!

What some tips and tricks on how to get the most out of ClinicalKey?

Follow the link to sign up for the session at 9:30am on Thursday 27 February for a 30 minute training session.

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February 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science we wanted to celebrate Dame Josephine Barnes who was the first woman elected president of the BMA with a unanimous recommended by council in 1978.

Find out more about her achievements history.rcp.ac.uk/inspiring-ph...
February 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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In the year of the 100th anniversary of BMA House we've been researching different aspects of building including the Council Garden. Inspired by the archive title Medical Botany, by Thomas Woodville, 1790, the garden is planted with medicinal plants to represent BMA members.
#archive #gardenhistory
February 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM