BMC Medical Education

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BMC Medical Education is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of education and training of healthcare professionals. The journal welcomes work on the training of healthcare professionals across all levels of education from undergraduate to postgraduate and on to continuing education.

Focuses on the training of healthcare professionals across all levels of education
Considers articles with educational outcomes and valid comparisons
Covers curriculum development, performance evaluations, assessment of training needs, technology-based teaching, evidence informed education and more
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Indexed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science (SCIE) and more

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Kirsi Forsberg

Journal metrics

Journal Impact Factor: 3.2 (2024)

5-year Journal Impact Factor: 3.8 (2024)

Submission to first decision (median): 16 days

Downloads: 12.4M (2025)

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Collection

Health professions competency-based education (CBE) innovations around the world

Competency-based education (CBE) focuses on the development of specific competencies necessary for effective practice.

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Medical education for LGBTQ+ health

BMC Medical Education is calling for submissions to our Collection, Medical education for LGBTQ+ health.

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Nutrition science in health professions education

BMC Medical Education in collaboration with the Global Nutrition Observatory for Medical Nutrition Education (GNOME) initiative is calling for...

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Latest articles

Interprofessional education and its impact on learners’ attitudes over time: a cross-lagged panel analysis
Jean Anthony Grand-Guillaume-Perrenoud
Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux
Eva Cignacco
Research Open access 09 June 2026
Embedding Kolb’s experiential learning cycle in biotechnology education: a scientific experience before learning model
Gongli Zong
Yongan Wang
Guangxiang Cao
Research Open access 09 June 2026
Customized 3D-printed models for training in repairing large maxillary sinus membrane perforations
Haoxin Lv
Yitong Sun
Yue Sa
Research Open access 09 June 2026
Perspectives on educating lifelong learning in postgraduate orthopaedic training: an interpretivist qualitative study
Megan O’Connor
Jason Bantjes
Leonard Charles Marais
Research Open access 09 June 2026
Evaluating the educational effectiveness of team-based cadaveric dissection in undergraduate anatomy training
Willy Barinem Vidona
Helen Kikelomo Akinsunmi
Ikenna Theophilus Ikele
Research Open access 09 June 2026

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Supporting the Sustainable Developmental Goals

We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in this journal in 2025 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Electronic ISSN: 1472-6920
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