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Revolution in academic medicine
Revolution in academic medicine: reducing bureaucratic barriers
BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r499 (Published 20 March 2025) Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:r499
- Steven Thornton, professor of obstetrics, consultant obstetrician1,
- Siobhan Quenby, professor of obstetrics2,
- N A B Simpson, senior lecturer, honorary consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology3,
- Andrew Shennan, professor of obstetrics4,
- Phillip Bennett, professor of obstetrics, head5,
- C Williamson, professor of women’s health, honorary consultant obstetric physician6,
- A L David, professor and consultant in obstetrics and maternal fetal medicine7
- 1Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
- 2Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
- 3Leeds Institute for Medical Research, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- 4Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, King’s College London, London, UK
- 5Department of Metabolism, Digestion, and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK
- 6Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, UK
- 7EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK
- steve.thornton{at}qmul.ac.uk
We support the BMJ Commission on the Future of Academic Medicine’s effort to tackle key challenges in clinical academia.1 One approach we have taken is to work across institutions—for example, in the development of the Tommy’s National Centre for Preterm Birth Research. This fosters cross institutional and interdisciplinary collaboration and helps develop future academics through leadership courses. We also include policy makers and the public to speed up implementation.
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