New Zealand Medical Student Journal

The New Zealand Medical Student Journal is a serious academic publication written and edited by medical students.

History
The journal was started by University of Otago students at the Dunedin School of Medicine, and although contributions were invited from the three other schools of medicine, as well as pre-clinical students in both Otago and the University of Auckland, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences initially the editorial board and most contributions came from the deep south.

In 2006 the journal elected a national executive with members from all other teaching schools in the country.

Content
The journal publishes Case reports, Literature reviews, Feature Articles and Original research. It accepts articles from medical students anywhere in the world. No direct payment is made for articles, however, book and cash prizes for the best submissions in each issue.

The journal is funded by advertising.