Australian Medical Student Journal (AMSJ) is the national peer-reviewed biomedical journal for medical students. Authored, reviewed, edited, and published entirely by medical students throughout the country, the AMSJ strives for the academic rigour and quality of a major academic journal.
AMSJ publishes original research, case reports, editorials, reviews, and reflections that are of educational value and appeal to medical students. Our journal accepts submissions from MBBS/MD candidates as well as students studying medicine-related disciplines throughout Australia.
Latest Publications
- The impact of lockdown length on Australian medical students’ wellbeing, financial situation, and educational experienceThis article assesses the impact of longer lockdowns versus shorter lockdowns during COVID-19 on medical students in Australia. Angeline Kavitha Sathiakumar, Cynthia Nga Yu Leung, Tamarangi Keerthipala, Rebecca Martin Available Online: 27/11/24 Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges globally. Many medical students faced social, financial, and academic adversities.… Read more: The impact of lockdown length on Australian medical students’ wellbeing, financial situation, and educational experience
- Tips to maximise medical students learning in neonatal intensive care placementsDr Karanjeet Chauhan 1,2, Dr Simone Huntingford 3, Dr Sineth Wickramaarachchi 1,4, Dr Mustafa Siddiqui 1,5 Available Online: 18/06/2024 Abstract Summary: This article aims to provide guidance for medical students embarking on these rotations, often for the first time. The authors identify some of their own personal challenges in neonatal… Read more: Tips to maximise medical students learning in neonatal intensive care placements
- Child and adolescent psychiatry; an introduction to medical studentsParisa Fani-Molky, Aniqa Hussain, Dr Iain Perkes, Prof. Valsamma Eapen, Prof. Philip Hazell Available Online: 17/04/2024 Abstract Introduction: Child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) is a subspecialty in the field of psychiatry focused on patients aged 0-18 years. CAP is unique, as children rarely seek help on their own, the engagement… Read more: Child and adolescent psychiatry; an introduction to medical students
- VOLUME 11, ISSUE 2 2022
- Pharmacotherapies for muscle wasting in older ICU patients: A narrative review of the current literature
Dr. Finn Dolan Cogswell, MD BSc ABSTRACT Background: The predominantly geriatric syndrome of frailty can result from the gradual reduction of function in multiple physiologic systems that occurs with increasing age. Critical illness accelerates the age-related loss of muscle that often accompanies frailty, and the combination of these two conditions… Read more: Pharmacotherapies for muscle wasting in older ICU patients: A narrative review of the current literature