Who we are
The team responsible for the BMJ Learning website is made up of doctors, editors, multimedia producers, and web developers. See our contact page if you'd like to get in touch.
Helen Morant: head of Online Learning
Helen holds overall responsibility for the BMJ Learning website. She trained at Nottingham, gaining a BMedSci in public health, and subsequently worked in junior medical training jobs in Derby, Adelaide (South Australia), and Nottingham. She completed the North Trent School of Anaesthesia senior house officer training programme before moving to London to study for a masters degree in science media production at Imperial College. Since graduating in 2006, she has worked in the House of Commons Library as medical specialist, and now at BMJ Learning, launching podcasting and multimedia modules, and the International Forum's remote participation programme.
Andrea Benjamin: senior clinical editor
Andrea supervises BMJ Learning's team of clinical editors, producing modules that meet the highest standards of evidence-based medicine. Prior to working at the BMJ Group she worked as a consultant in high-dependency medicine at St. Thomas' Hospital. She has a CCST in general and respiratory medicine. She also has a specialist interest in medical education, having been a medical education fellow at the Royal College of Physicians and taught regularly on MRCP PACES courses.
Jacqueline Batson: clinical editor
Jacqueline works as a freelance clinical editor for BMJ Learning, where she writes and edits learning modules. She studied medicine at the University of Sheffield, and has previously worked as a junior doctor in Rotherham.
Dianne Cottle: clinical editor
Dianne Cottle is a clinical editor at BMJ Learning. She is also a locum doctor working in paediatrics. She trained at Barts and the London NHS Trust.
Anna Ellis: clinical editor
Anna works as a clinical editor and a locum GP. She studied medicine at Sheffield University and trained as a GP in London. Anna works on business development projects, helping to expand BMJ Learning's content and capabilities. She has previously worked as editor of Student BMJ, and for Map of Medicine.
Charles Hall: clinical editor
Charles has a background in medicine, computing, writing, and media production. His role at BMJ Learning is to commission and edit learning modules, ensuring that they are easy to follow and of the highest possible quality. He is also involved in many of the multimedia modules published by BMJ Learning.
Elizabeth Hauke: clinical editor
Elizabeth has a background in clinical medicine and is a part time clinical editor with BMJ Learning. She writes, edits and updates learning modules, and also works on multimedia modules. She has a masters degree in science communication and lectures on science and medical communication skills at Imperial College, London.
Alison Walker: clinical editor
Alison currently divides her time between her position as clinical editor for BMJ Learning, where she commissions, writes, and edits learning modules, and her role as associate editor for the BMJ journal. She studied medicine at Cambridge and London universities and has a masters degree in public health. She gained MRCP and MFPHM and prior to joining the BMJ worked as consultant in public health in East London. She now works freelance.
Philip Wilson: managing editor
Philip manages the production and delivery of content on the BMJ Learning platform, and works with the BMJ Group's technical team to develop the Learning platform. He has worked in publishing since graduating from Cambridge University in 2000, working in editorial roles as well as managing technology projects, such as website launches and app development. Before moving to BMJ Learning he worked in the BMJ Evidence Centre, looking at how evidence-based medicine can be communicated to the public.
Michael Dines: technical editor
Michael has been involved with BMJ Learning from the start of the business. He edits learning modules, makes sure they conform to BMJ Learning style, checks them for errors, and formats them for publishing on the site. He also publishes and checks podcasts and BMJ Journals modules.
Rebecca McKee: technical editor
Rebecca is a technical editor at BMJ Learning. She graduated from the University of Winchester with a BA in English and American Studies, and completed a Diploma in Publishing at West Herts College. She has worked in the editorial side of reference publishing for the last 12 years, with time spent at Random House and Bloomsbury.
Mano Prabhakaran: production assistant
Mano administers the module production process from planning to publication, and manages the relationship with BMJ Learning's external authors. She also co-ordinates BMJ Learning's updating process. She graduated in 2011 with a BSc in Life Sciences Applicable to Medicine from the University of Liverpool, and gained a masters in publishing from University College London in 2012.
Steven Tunney: digital content editor
Ste graduated with a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Liverpool in 2007, and has worked in publishing since then. Ste is responsible for copyediting and formatting BMJ Learning modules, and also maintains and updates the front end of the BMJ Learning website.
Rachel Wheeler: technical editor
Rachel has worked for BMJ Learning since 2003 and was involved in its initial launch and development. She is currently a freelance Technical Editor for the website. She graduated from the University of Cambridge with a BA in Natural Sciences, and has since worked in healthcare publishing as an editor, writer, commissioner, and project manager.
Ben McNeilage: multimedia producer
Ben spent 15 years working in London's film and TV post production industry, most recently as a special effects artist. He went on to head the team of 3D animators that created the media for the surgical skills and foundation skills packages now available on the BMJ Learning site. Ben works full time for the BMJ Group, creating high definition 3D animations for learning modules.
