Medical Student Newspaper

The Medical Student

The March 2011 front page of "The Medical Student"
Type	Monthly Newspaper
Format	Compact
Editor	John Hardie
Founded	February 2004
Headquarters	ULU, London, UK
Official website	www.medical-student.co.uk

Medical Student Newspaper (MS) is a monthly print newspaper published entirely by full-time medical students from the five medical schools in London (King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Imperial College School of Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, UCL Medical School, St George's, University of London). MS is affiliated to London Medgroup, a collective body of Students' Union presidents and British Medical Association representatives from each of the five member medical schools.

It is an editorially independent publication with control over content and editorial appointments vested in the elected Editor-in-Chief and executive committee.

'MS' regularly publishes stories concerning medical politics, Modernising Medical Careers, London medical student issues and United Hospitals sports fixtures.

History

'MS' was founded in February 2004 by the University of London Union Medical Students Officer as a means to inform London medical students of the key national medical and political issues affecting them, as well as publishing news concerning the five London medical schools.^[1]

The publication ran into managerial and financial difficulties between 2008 and 2010, and was put on hiatus. In February 2011, MS was restarted by a newly elected committee.^[2]

Awards

• Guardian National Student Media Award for Newspaper of the Year (Nomination, 2007)^[3]
• Guardian National Student Media Award for Diversity Writer of the Year (Rohin Francis, Winner, 2006)^[4]
• Guardian National Student Media Award for Student Feature Writer of the Year (Rohin Francis, Runner-Up, 2006)^[5]
• Guardian National Student Media Award for Student Columnist of the Year (Rohin Francis, Nomination, 2006)^[6]
• Daily Mirror/NUS National Student Media Award for Small Budget Publication (Runner-Up, 2006)^[7]
• Daily Mirror/NUS National Student Media Award for Small Budget Publication (Winner,2005)^[8]

Past Editors

• Joanne Ooi (2007-2008)
• Emma-Jane Smith (2006-2007)
• Ferras Alwan (2005-2006)
• Rohin Francis (2004-2005)
• Johann Malawana (2004)

See Also

• United Hospital
• Medgroup
• University of London Union

External links

• Medical Student Newspaper
• University of London Union

References

1. ^ Johann Malawana (February 2004). "What's Going on in Your School?". Medical Student Newspaper. 
2. ^ John Hardie (February 2011). "Editor's Column". Medical Student Newspaper. 
3. ^ http://media.guardian.co.uk/studentmediaawards/page/0,,2272414,00.html
4. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/nov/13/students.mondaymediasection
5. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/nov/13/students.mondaymediasection
6. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/nov/13/students.mondaymediasection
7. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/oct/09/studentmediaawards.students
8. ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2005/11/18/the-write-stuff-115875-16384051/