Editor’s Welcome
Dr Mabel Leow MD, PhD | Editor-in-Chief, AMSJ Welcome to Volume 10, Issue 2 of the Australian Medical Student Journal.This has been and unprecedented year with Covid-19. In this issue, …
Editor’s Welcome
Welcome to Volume 8, Issue 2 of the Australian Medical Student Journal (AMSJ). The AMSJ is a national peer-reviewed journal serving as a publication platform for all medical students in …
A balancing act: life as a physician-scientist
In this issue of the AMSJ, we talk to Associate Professor Steven Lane about life as a physician-scientist. Associate Professor Lane is a clinical haematologist at Royal Brisbane and Women’s …
Designing a literature review: critical considerations
A comprehensive literature review is one of the first steps in the research process. It is important to contextualise any study in terms of what is currently known, and identify …
Death in a paediatric hospital: who, where, and how?
Death in a paediatric hospital: who, where, and how? Background: In the developed world, most paediatric deaths follow withdrawal or withholding of medical treatment (WWMT), and previous studies have …
Editor’s welcome
Welcome to Volume 8, Issue 1 of the Australian Medical Student Journal (AMSJ). In this issue, we are proud to showcase the research and perspectives of medical students and junior doctors around …
Lacklustre performance: drugs targeting β-amyloid in Alzheimer’s disease
The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) is the largest gathering of the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research community in the world, and provides a unique forum for the discussion of ideas …
The future of Australian medical research
Welcome to Volume 7, Issue 2 of the Australian Medical Student Journal (AMSJ). Here, we have the privilege of publishing the best research, opinions, reviews, and insights from medical students …
Educating tomorrow’s global health leaders
One of the six key priority areas identified by The United Nations Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health is to develop ‘stronger health systems with sufficient skilled health workers at …
Medical students and a career in pathology
“Medicine is pathology” declares The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) [1] – a motto that has driven many to delve into this esoteric medical discipline. The legendary Robbins …