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EDITORIAL
A new Current Obstetrics & Gynaecology
I. R. Johnson
School of Human Development, Academic Division of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
Current Obstetrics & Gynaecology is changing its for-
mat, relaunching for 2001to provide relevant, up to date
review and reference material for candidates for
MRCOG Part II and Specialists in Obstetrics & Gynae-
cology. For the last10 years we have produced a success-
ful quarterly journal with articles covering the major
areas of obstetrics and gynaecology and topics of parti-
cular interest. These articles have been at the leading
edge of knowledge and research in the individual areas.
In response to feedback from our readers, the format
is changing to ensure coverage of the whole curriculum
of obstetrics and gynaecology without a¡ecting the
quality and usefulness of each individual article.The num-
ber of issues is being increased to six per year so that
over 3 years the full range of knowledge and practice in
obstetrics, gynaecology and allied subjects will be cov-
ered at a level suitable for MRCOG Part II candidates.
We believe that this will also be invaluable for specialists
in obstetrics and gynaecology, both in their role as trai-
ners of MRCOG candidates and in keeping up to date
across the broad span of the subject area.
Each issue will contain three articles on obstetric to-
pics in a linked theme and, similarly, three articles on gy-
naecological topics in a separate linked theme.Two other
articles will deal with a specific clinical problem, bringing
together the knowledge and practice from several areas
and demonstrating how these are applied to common or
difficult clinical presentations. To help MRCOG candi-
dates and their trainers, each issue will also include an
example of the type of essay question set in MRCOG
Part II, with a model answer together with true/false
and clinical problem self assessments.
Articles have been and are being prepared by author-
itative authors, recognized experts writing on topics of
interest, discussing solid, up to date mainstream knowl-
edge and practice and reviewing the evidence on how
clinical problems are managed and why. Over any 3 year
period this will ensure access to up to date and under-
standable information on the full range of current obste-
trics and gynaecology.
The membership of the Editorial Board has evolved
during the last 10 years and has changed again over the
last 12 months to continue to provide a balance of
expertise amongst the editors. Those of us who have
been associated with Current Obstetrics & Gynaecol-
ogy during the last 10 years are proud of the
achievements of the journal and are very much looking
forward to the new format which we believe re£ects
the changing needs of specialists and trainees in our
subject.