[2] It is primarily aimed at mature physicians looking for information outside their area of particular expertise, but widely used as a reference source by medical students and doctors in training, and by others seeking authoritative accounts of the science and clinical practice of medicine.

The Oxford Textbook of Medicine is available in print and online - where its contents are systematically updated.

The online edition contains the full-text, figures, and illustrations of the print version, as well as links to sources of related and further reading.

[7] The online edition of the Oxford Textbook of Medicine will be systematically updated twice a year.

[8] Online access in low and middle income countries is supported by the Wellcome Trust and is made available through the World Health Organisation-led HINARI Access to Research in Health programme.