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The service&nbsp;encourages users to provide feedback on&nbsp;the approaches they use, and to share&nbsp;their knowledge with the wider biomedical training community. The site also provides a forum for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on-course.eu\/toolkit\/connect\/\">connecting with other learning professionals<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On-course<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>on-course\u00ae is a comprehensive, insightful, Europe-wide education and training resource for biomedical postgraduate education. 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