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| Student BMJ | |
|---|---|
| Title | Student BMJ |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Category | Medical education |
| Company | BMJ Publishing Group |
| Firstdate | 1992 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Student BMJ
Student BMJ is a quarterly UK-based magazine for medical students, produced by the BMJ Publishing Group and aimed at readers in the United Kingdom, United States, India, Australia and other countries with medical school systems. It combines news, features, research summaries, careers guidance and exam preparation material intended to support progression through programmes such as the UK finals, the United States Medical Licensing Examination, and similar assessments in Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. The magazine interacts with institutions including the General Medical Council, the British Medical Association, the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Surgeons and student organisations like the British Medical Students' Association.
Founded in 1992 by the BMJ Publishing Group as a successor to student-focused supplements, the journal expanded during the 1990s alongside curricular reforms at institutions such as University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London and King's College London. Editorial developments paralleled broader changes exemplified by the Calman Report and the Twelve Doctors' Review in postgraduate training, while internationalisation followed patterns seen at Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and McGill University. During the 2000s Student BMJ increased digital offerings as seen with contemporaries like The Lancet Student and outlets linked to the American Medical Association; editors engaged with issues highlighted by inquiries such as the Francis Report and debates around exams influenced by bodies like the Medical Colleges Examination Board.
Regular sections include news coverage of policy debates involving the Department of Health and Social Care, profiles of clinicians associated with institutions such as Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and Mayo Clinic, research summaries with reference to journals like The BMJ, The Lancet, Nature Medicine, JAMA and New England Journal of Medicine, plus careers guidance referencing specialty bodies including the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The magazine publishes clinical problem-solving cases modelled on scenarios from hospitals like St Thomas' Hospital and Addenbrooke's Hospital, editorial commentaries engaging with reports from World Health Organization and NHS England, and book reviews of texts published by houses such as Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press. Features on global health draw on events like the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and the COVID-19 pandemic, and interviews have included clinicians affiliated with Guy's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital.
An editorial board appointed by the BMJ Publishing Group collaborates with student editors recruited from medical schools such as University College London, Leeds School of Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and University of Edinburgh Medical School. Contributing authors have included trainees who later joined organisations like the NHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) and academic units at University of Toronto, University of Sydney and Karolinska Institutet. Peer reviewers and advisory figures have drawn from faculty at University of Glasgow, Queen Mary University of London, University of Manchester and specialists accredited by the General Medical Council. The masthead has historically combined professional editors from BMJ with rotating student section editors representing societies including the United Kingdom Medical Students' Association and regional groups such as the Scottish Medical Students' Association.
Printed copies have been distributed to medical schools across the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and parts of South Africa and India, while online platforms provide archives and digital supplements accessed by readers in United States, Canada and Pakistan. Institutional subscriptions are held by libraries at universities such as King's College London, University of Birmingham, McMaster University and Duke University School of Medicine. The magazine is indexed alongside other BMJ titles and made available through library aggregators used by organisations like Jisc and consortia tied to the British Library.
Student BMJ has been cited as an influential training resource in student forums at University of Oxford Medical School, cited in guidance from student unions at University of Cambridge and recommended in reading lists from course directors at Imperial College London and University of Edinburgh. Reviews in academic forums compare its practical focus with student offerings such as The Lancet Student, and alumni who contributed have gone on to positions at institutions like Royal Brompton Hospital, Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Wellcome Trust. The magazine has supported careers fairs in collaboration with bodies including the British Medical Association and influenced debate on issues raised by reports from Health Education England and parliamentary inquiries.
Student BMJ and its student contributors have received acknowledgement in student media awards and recognitions administered by organisations such as the Medical Journalists' Association and university press bodies at University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and University College London. Individual articles and features have been shortlisted for prizes associated with the BMJ Group Awards and university media accolades including awards run by students' unions at King's College London and University of Manchester.
Category:Medical magazines